CVE-2009-4417

Exp

The shutdown function in the Zend_Log_Writer_Mail class in Zend Framework (ZF) allows context-dependent attackers to send arbitrary e-mail messages to any recipient address via vectors related to "events not yet mailed."

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4417 is rated Exploit Available (51.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-4417

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4417

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 0.17% 0.25% +0.08%
2 2024-09-17 0.08% 0.17% +0.08%
3 2024-02-08 0.08%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4417

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4417

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4417

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zend framework <= 1.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.1.3:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.1.4:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.1.5:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.2.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.6.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.7.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.8.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.9.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.9.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.9.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:0.9.3:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.0:preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zend framework 1.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:zend:framework:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4417

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