CVE-2009-2304

Exp

index.php in Aardvark Topsites PHP 5.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a nonexistent account name in the u parameter in a rate action, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published: 2009-07-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2304 is rated Exploit Available (59.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.31%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2304

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2304

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 0.31% 1.31% +1.00%
2 2023-03-07 1.14% 0.31% -0.83%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.14% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2304

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2304

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2304

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
avatic aardvark_topsites_php <= 5.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 5 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avatic aardvark_topsites_php 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:avatic:aardvark_topsites_php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2304

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