CVE-2009-2558

Exp

system/message.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to post news messages via a direct request.

Published: 2009-07-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2558 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.42%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-2558

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
9161 exploit_db edb 2009-07-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2558

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 2.65% 2.42% -0.23%
2 2026-01-12 1.29% 2.65% +1.36%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.29% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2558

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2558

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2558

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
adminnewstools admin_news_tools 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:adminnewstools:admin_news_tools:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2558

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