CVE-2009-4817
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Element-IT Ultimate Uploader 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in upload/.
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 3.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Element-IT Ultimate Uploader 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in upload/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.37% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 December 2009
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- element-it/ultimate uploader
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% 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://osvdb.org/61237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37880Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10578Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54972
- http://osvdb.org/61237
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37880Vendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10578Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54972
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.