CVE-2009-1779

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in admin.php in Frax.dk Php Recommend 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the form_include_template parameter.

Published: 2009-05-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1779 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.85%). Core evidence: 3 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-2009-1779

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8658 exploit_db edb 2009-05-11 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1779

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 3.69% 3.85% +0.16%
2 2026-05-22 3.32% 3.69% +0.37%
3 2026-02-04 3.32%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1779

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1779

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1779

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
frax php_recommend <= 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:frax:php_recommend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1779

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34909 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1287 Permissions Required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8658 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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