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CVE-2009-2402

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the forum module in PHPEcho CMS 2.0-rc3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a thread action, a different vector than CVE-2008-0355.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.95%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in the forum module in PHPEcho CMS 2.0-rc3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter in a thread action, a different vector than CVE-2008-0355.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.95% probability · 61th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 June 2009
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
phpecho cms/phpecho cms
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.95%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-9014source ↗PHPEcho CMS 2.0-rc3 - 'forum' Cross-Site Scripting Cookie Stealing / Blind SQL Injectionphp · JosSwebapps24 June 2009yes

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