CVE-2009-0886

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in login.php in OneOrZero Helpdesk 1.6.5.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the default_language parameter.

Published: 2009-03-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0886 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.82%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0886

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8168 exploit_db edb 2009-03-06 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0886

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-02 3.47% 3.82% +0.35%
2 2026-03-12 3.12% 3.47% +0.35%
3 2026-01-29 3.12%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0886

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0886

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0886

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk <= 1.6.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.4_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.4_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oneorzero oneorzero_helpdesk 1.6.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:oneorzero:oneorzero_helpdesk:1.6.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0886

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