CVE-2009-4499

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in the get_history_lastid function in the nodewatcher component in Zabbix Server before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted request, possibly related to the send_history_last_id function in zabbix_server/trapper/nodehistory.c.

Published: 2009-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4499 is rated High Exploit Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Core evidence: 1 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-2009-4499

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
10432 exploit_db edb 2009-12-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4499

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 2026-03-19 0.83% 0.24% -0.58%
2 2025-03-30 1.54% 0.83% -0.71%
3 2025-03-29 1.54%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4499

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-2009-4499

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4499

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2009-4499 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (zabbix), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4499
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-4499 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (zabbix), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-4499

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4499

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zabbix zabbix <= 1.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zabbix zabbix 1.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4499

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