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CVE-2009-4098· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner / file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an images directory.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Nov 29, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
18.7% · 97th percentile
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Action score

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CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
6 / 30 · 18.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
openxopenx

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • openx openxup to 2.8.1 inclusive
  • openx openx2.4
  • openx openx2.6.1
  • openx openx2.6.3
  • openx openx2.8

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-09-20
Metasploit moduleexploit/unix/webapp/openx_banner_editOpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Executionexploit2009-11-24

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-5 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+295 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+6149 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

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    References

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