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CVE-2009-4098

44
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4098 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in OpenX adserver versions 2.8.1 and earlier, specifically within the banner-edit.php component. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with banner/file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious files with executable extensions and then directly accessing them in the images directory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity, and is readily exploitable with publicly available Metasploit modules. Despite its age, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 suggests significant potential impact, though it currently shows no active exploitation in the KEV catalog and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
18.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution · Nov 24, 2009
ExploitDB: EDB-16903 · Sep 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1868 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

osvdb.org / 60499
developer.openx.org / jira/browse/OX-5747
secunia.com / advisories/37475
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/54394
openx.org / docs/2.8/release-notes/openx-2.8.2
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/508050/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/37110