Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-2557 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.78%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.07% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9153 | exploit_db | edb | 2009-07-15 | 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 | 1.71% | 6.78% | +5.07% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.23% | 1.71% | -1.51% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.23% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| adminnewstools | admin_news_tools | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:adminnewstools:admin_news_tools:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |