Is CVE-2009-2007 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2007 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2007?

CVE-2009-2007 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2007

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Dokeos 1.8.5, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to (1) read portions of arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the lang parameter to main/exercice/hotspot_lang_conversion.php and (2) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the doc_url parameter to main/exercice/Hpdownload.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 1.9% (80th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2003)
Published: June 8, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2003 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

dokeos / dokeos

References

http://gsasec.blogspot.com/2009/05/dokeos-free-185-multiple.html(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34879(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.dokeos.com/wiki/index.php/Security#Dokeos_1.8(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34928
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1300(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50503

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

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