CVE-2009-4140 in the critical feed json
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ofc_upload_image.php in Open Flash Chart v2 Beta 1 through v2 Lug Wyrm Charmer, as used in Piwik…
published 2009-12-22 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4110
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 75.8%
- EPSS 75.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 8
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ofc_upload_image.php in Open Flash Chart v2 Beta 1 through v2 Lug Wyrm Charmer, as used in Piwik 0.2.35 through 0.4.3, Woopra Analytics Plugin before 1.4.3.2, and possibly other products, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension through the name parameter with the code in the HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA parameter, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in tmp-upload-images/.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/open_flash_chart_upload_exec)
- Published
Exploit prediction
75.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/openemr_upload_exec OpenEMR PHP File Upload Vulnerability metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2013-02-13
- Metasploit exploit/unix/webapp/open_flash_chart_upload_exec Open Flash Chart v2 Arbitrary File Upload metasploit exploit, great rank, 2009-12-14
- EDB-29210 Open Flash Chart 2 - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2013-10-26
- EDB-29091 ZonPHP 2.25 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2013-10-20
- EDB-24969 Joomla! Component com_civicrm 4.2.2 - Remote Code Injection webapps, 2013-04-22
- EDB-24529 OpenEMR - Arbitrary '.PHP' File Upload (Metasploit) remote, 2013-02-20
- EDB-24492 OpenEMR 4.1.1 - 'ofc_upload_image.php' Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2013-02-13
- EDB-10532 Piwik Open Flash Chart - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2009-12-17
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37314 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/piwik-upload.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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exploit-db.com
/exploits/24969
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/37314
vdb-entry, exploit
-
packetstormsecurity.org
/0910-exploits/piwik-upload.txt
exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/37078
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
piwik.org
/blog/2009/10/piwik-response-to-secunia-advisory-sa37078/
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2009/2966
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/37911
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/59051
vdb-entry
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/123494/wpslimstatex-exec.txt
-
openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2009/12/14/3
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2009/12/14/1
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/53825
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/55160
third-party-advisory
- wordpress.org /extend/plugins/woopra/changelog/
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secunia.com
/advisories/55162
third-party-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/123493/wpseowatcher-exec.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-4140
- NVD CVE-2009-4140
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