CVE-2009-2255

MEDIUMCVSS v2 · 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 31.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS v2.0 (legacy fallback)
Sources: epss, nvd_v2
Weaponized
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 31%CVSS v2: 6.8Exploit: Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pctExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but no release containing it is confirmed — find the release that contains it; until it is applied, mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation).

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/record_company.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the record_company_image parameter in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, then accessing this file via a direct request to the file in images/.

CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
6.8MEDIUMlow confidence
EG Risk
61
EG Risk 61/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation65% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
EPSS PROB
31%
EPSS %ILE
98th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.

A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

June 30, 2009

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (7)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-9004✓ verified
    Published Jun 23, 2009

    Zen Cart 1.3.8 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2009-2255?
CVE-2009-2255 is a medium vulnerability published on June 30, 2009. Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/recordcompany.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file via the recordcompanyimage parameter in conjunction with a PATHINFO of password_forgotten.php, then…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2009-2255 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2009-2255 was published on June 30, 2009. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of April 23, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2009-2255 actively exploited?
CVE-2009-2255 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2009-2255?
A fix for CVE-2009-2255 is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but EchelonGraph has no release containing it on record. Check that reference and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains the fix and update to it; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

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