CVE-2009-0291 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in fc.php in OpenX 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the MAX_type parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.04% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-01-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openx | openx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | OpenX 2.6.2 - 'MAX_type' Local File Inclusion | 2009-01-26 |
| exploit-db | OpenX 2.6.3 - 'MAX_type' Local File Inclusion | 2009-01-26 |
References
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