CVE-2009-2161

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in backend/admin-functions.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.09, when used on a case-insensitive web site, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the ss_uri parameter, in conjunction with a modified component name.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2161 is rated Exploit Available (59.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.43%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2161

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
8958 exploit_db edb 2009-06-15 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2161

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 8.33% 2.43% -5.90%
2 2026-03-07 9.38% 8.33% -1.05%
3 2026-01-09 9.38%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2161

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2161

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2161

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
torrenttrader torrenttrader_classic 1.09 cpe:2.3:a:torrenttrader:torrenttrader_classic:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2161

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