CVE-2009-1589

Unspecified vulnerability in CGI RESCUE MiniBBS22 before 1.01 allows remote attackers to send email to arbitrary recipients via unknown vectors.

Published: 2009-05-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1589 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1589

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 0.33% 1.17% +0.84%
2 2024-09-17 0.17% 0.33% +0.16%
3 2024-02-08 0.17%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1589

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1589

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1589

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cgi_rescue cgi_rescue_minibbs22 <= 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cgi_rescue:cgi_rescue_minibbs22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1589

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