CVE-2009-4415

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpGroupWare 0.9.16.12, and possibly other versions before 0.9.16.014, allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via the csvfile parameter to addressbook/csv_import.php, or (2) include and execute arbitrary local files via the conv_type parameter in addressbook/inc/class.uiXport.inc.php.

Published: 2009-12-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4415 is rated Moderate Risk (63.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.35%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4415

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 0.41% 3.35% +2.94%
2 2025-03-30 0.59% 0.41% -0.18%
3 2025-03-29 0.59%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4415

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-2009-4415

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4415

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-4415 medium 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-2009-4415

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4415

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.16.12 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.16.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4415

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35519 Vendor Advisory
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/branches/Version-0_9_16-branch/addressbook/csv_import.php?r1=15464&r2=19117&pathrev=19117&sortby=date&root=phpgroupware
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/branches/Version-0_9_16-branch/addressbook/inc/class.uiXport.inc.php?r1=14819&r2=19117&pathrev=19117&sortby=date&root=phpgroupware
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/branches/Version-0_9_16-branch/phpgwapi/doc/CHANGELOG?r1=17045&r2=19117&pathrev=19117&sortby=date&root=phpgroupware
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc?view=rev&root=phpgroupware&sortby=date&revision=19117
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/20/1
http://www.osvdb.org/56177
http://www.osvdb.org/56180
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35761
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51921
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51924
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