fipsCMS Light 2.1 stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to download the database file and obtain sensitive information via a direct request for _fipsdb/db.mdb.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2022 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.08%). 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8890 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-06-08 | 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 | 2026-06-09 | 3.98% | 4.08% | +0.10% |
| 2 | 2025-09-03 | 1.74% | 3.98% | +2.23% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.74% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| fipsasp | fipscms_light | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:fipsasp:fipscms_light:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |