CVE-2009-3660
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in libraries/database.php in Efront 3.5.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.9%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in libraries/database.php in Efront 3.5.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the path parameter. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the administrator does not follow recommendations in the product's security documentation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.86% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 September 2009
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- efrontlearning/efront
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% 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.
References
- http://forum.efrontlearning.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1354&p=7174#p7174
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36411Exploit, Patch
- http://forum.efrontlearning.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1354&p=7174#p7174
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9681
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36411Exploit, Patch
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