CVE-2009-4231 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in as/lib/plugins.php in SweetRice 0.5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via .. (dot dot) in the plugin parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.32% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-12-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| basic-cms | sweetrice |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SweetRice 0.5.3 - Remote File Inclusion | 2009-11-29 |
References
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