Is CVE-2009-0294 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0294 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0294?

CVE-2009-0294 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-0294

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in WB News 2.0.1, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the config[installdir] parameter to (1) search.php, (2) archive.php, (3) comments.php, and (4) news.php; (5) News.php, (6) SendFriend.php, (7) Archive.php, and (8) Comments.php in base/; and possibly other components, different vectors than CVE-2007-1288.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0299)
Published: January 27, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0299 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

webmobo / wbnews

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33691(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500398/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33434(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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