CVE-2009-5051

Hastymail2 before RC 8 does not set the secure flag for the session cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

Published: 2011-01-18 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-5051 is rated Moderate Risk (41.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-5051

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 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.30% -0.75%
2 2022-02-04 1.05%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-5051

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:P/I:N/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-5051

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-5051

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
hastymail hastymail2 cpe:2.3:a:hastymail:hastymail2:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-5051

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