CVE-2009-2951

Phenotype CMS before 2.9 does not use a random salt value for password encryption, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine cleartext passwords.

Published: 2009-08-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2951 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2951

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 0.16% 0.62% +0.46%
2 2025-03-17 0.12% 0.16% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.12% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2951

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-2009-2951

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2951

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms <= 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phenotype-cms phenotype_cms 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:phenotype-cms:phenotype_cms:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2951

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