CVE-2009-4817

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Element-IT Ultimate Uploader 1.3 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 upload/.

Published: 2010-04-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-4817 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.36%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-4817

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
10578 exploit_db edb 2009-12-21 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4817

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 2025-03-30 4.29% 3.36% -0.93%
2 2025-03-29 3.36% 4.29% +0.93%
3 2025-03-19 — 3.36% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4817

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-2009-4817

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2009-4817

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html 'CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4817

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
element-it ultimate_uploader 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:element-it:ultimate_uploader:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4817

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