CVE-2009-4414

SQL injection vulnerability in phpgwapi /inc/class.auth_sql.inc.php in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12, and possibly other versions before 0.9.16.014, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the passwd parameter to login.php.

Published: 2009-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4414 is rated Moderate Risk (52.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.78%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4414

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 2025-03-17 0.48% 0.78% +0.30%
2 2024-12-17 0.36% 0.48% +0.12%
3 2023-03-07 0.36%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4414

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-2009-4414

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4414

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2009-4414 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpgroupware), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 3, ignored 3, released 3, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4414

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4414

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.16.012 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.16.012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4414

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