CVE-2009-1446

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in upload.php in Elkagroup Image Gallery 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in gallery/pictures/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Published: 2009-04-27 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1446 is rated High Exploit Risk (72/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.40%). Core evidence: 1 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-2009-1446

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8514 exploit_db edb 2009-04-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1446

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 2.88% 3.40% +0.52%
2 2026-04-27 2.59% 2.88% +0.29%
3 2026-01-05 2.59%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1446

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1446

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1446

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elkagroup image_gallery 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:elkagroup:image_gallery:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1446

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