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medium 6.8

CVE-2009-1625 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Thickbox Gallery 2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files v…

published 2009-05-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1620

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Thickbox Gallery 2 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the ln parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8546)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8546 Thickbox Gallery 2 - 'index.php' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-04-27
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34741 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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