PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in cross.php in YABSoft Mega File Hosting 1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the url parameter. NOTE: this can also be leveraged to include and execute arbitrary local files via .. (dot dot) sequences.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0966 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.21%, 90th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8230 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-03-17 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-05-09 | 3.83% | 5.21% | +1.38% |
| 2 | 2026-03-19 | 2.28% | 3.83% | +1.55% |
| 3 | 2026-01-02 | — | 2.28% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| yabsoft | mega_file_hosting_script | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:yabsoft:mega_file_hosting_script:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |