CVE-2009-2546

Directory traversal vulnerability in Advanced Electron Forum (AEF) 1.x allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files via the avatargalfile parameter when changing an avatar, which leaks the existence of the file in an error message. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Published: 2009-07-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2546 is rated Moderate Risk (41.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.31%). EPSS rose +1.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2546

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 0.09% 1.31% +1.22%
2 2025-03-17 0.30% 0.09% -0.20%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2546

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2546

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2546

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
anelectron advanced_electron_forum 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:anelectron:advanced_electron_forum:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2546

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