account-recover.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.09 chooses random passwords from an insufficiently large set, which makes it easier for remo…

published 2009-06-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2154

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 4.5%; EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

account-recover.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.09 chooses random passwords from an insufficiently large set, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain a password via a brute-force attack.

Timeline

2009-06-15 First public exploit (EDB-8958)
2009-06-22 Published

Exploit prediction

4.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-8958 TorrentTrader Classic 1.09 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2009-06-15
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35369 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
waraxe.us http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-74.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-330 Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/8958
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/35369
vdb-entry, broken-link, exploit, third-party-advisory
waraxe.us /advisory-74.html
exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/51150
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/504294/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-2158
NVD CVE-2009-2158

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Summary