CVE-2009-0291
Directory traversal vulnerability in fc.php in OpenX 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 7.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- OpenX 2.6.2 - 'MAX_type' Local File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32759webapps, phppublished 26 Jan 2009Verified
- OpenX 2.6.3 - 'MAX_type' Local File Inclusion (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7883webapps, phppublished 26 Jan 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 7883 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
3
- 20090127 OpenX 2.6.3 - Local File Inclusion (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7883 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 33458 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-0296 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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