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CVE-2009-0291

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0291 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in OpenX 2.6.3, specifically within the fc.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the MAX_type parameter with directory traversal sequences. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, as it can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its exploitability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-7883 · Jan 26, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0704 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exploit-db.com / exploits/7883
securityfocus.com / archive/1/500411/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/33458
Exploit