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CVE-2009-0278

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0278 describes a vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server (AS) versions 8.1 and 8.2, allowing remote attackers to read sensitive Web Application configuration files located in the WEB-INF or META-INF directories through a malformed request. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_application_server:8.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0224 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 23,723 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 51604
secunia.com / advisories/33725
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/48161
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Patch
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/33397
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0208