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medium 6.8

CVE-2009-2338 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/startmodules.inc.php in FreeWebshop.org 2.2.9 R2, when register_globals is enabled, allows re…

published 2009-07-07 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2334

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/startmodules.inc.php in FreeWebshop.org 2.2.9 R2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang_file parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8446)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8446 FreeWebShop.org 2.2.9 RC2 - 'lang_file' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-04-15

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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