CVE-2009-3173

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/add_album.php in The Rat CMS Alpha 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in images/.

Published: 2009-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3173 is rated High Exploit Risk (77/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.44%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.33% 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-2009-3173

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
9599 exploit_db edb 2009-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3173

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 2026-01-18 2.10% 5.44% +3.33%
2 2025-03-30 2.69% 2.10% -0.59%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.69% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3173

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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: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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3173

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3173

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
theratstudios the_rat_cms 2 cpe:2.3:a:theratstudios:the_rat_cms:2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3173

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