CVE-2009-1780 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.8% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
admin.php in Frax.dk Php Recommend 1.3 and earlier does not require authentication when the user password is changed, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via modified form_admin_user and form_admin_pass parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.76% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| frax | php recommend |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP recommend 1.3 - Authentication Bypass / Remote File Inclusion / Code Injection | 2009-05-11 |
References
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