Is CVE-2009-0331 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0331 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0331?

CVE-2009-0331 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0331

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in gallery/comment.php in Enhanced Simple PHP Gallery (ESPG) 1.72 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter. NOTE: the vulnerability may be in my little homepage Comment script. If so, then this should not be treated as a vulnerability in ESPG.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.8% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0335)
Published: January 29, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0335 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

quirm / espg

References

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

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