CVE-2009-0929

Directory traversal vulnerability in the media manager in Nucleus CMS before 3.40 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-03-17 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0929 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.60%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0929

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 2026-06-15 0.29% 1.60% +1.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.47% 0.29% -0.18%
3 2024-12-17 0.47%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0929

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-2009-0929

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0929

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
nucleus_group nucleus_cms cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms <= 3.40 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.0_1 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.0_rc cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.0_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.01 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.21 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.22 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nucleus_group nucleus_cms 3.23 cpe:2.3:a:nucleus_group:nucleus_cms:3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0929

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