CVE-2009-2338 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/startmodules.inc.php in FreeWebshop.org 2.2.9 R2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang_file parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.98% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freewebshop | freewebshop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FreeWebShop.org 2.2.9 RC2 - 'lang_file' Local File Inclusion | 2009-04-15 |
References
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