VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-4530

Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending ::$DATA to the URI.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.22%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending ::$DATA to the URI.

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 1.22% probability · 69th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: sergey lyubka/mongoose
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.2% 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.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/mongoose-disclose.txtExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36934Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/mongoose-disclose.txtExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/36934Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.