Directory traversal vulnerability in include/page_bottom.php in phpFK 7.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences in the _FORUM[settings_design_style] parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2112 is rated High Exploit Risk (82/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.69%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.78% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8975 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-06-17 | 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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.91% | 5.69% | +4.78% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.32% | 0.91% | -0.41% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| frank-karau | phpfk | 7.03 | cpe:2.3:a:frank-karau:phpfk:7.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |