Is CVE-2009-2218 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2218 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2218?

CVE-2009-2218 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2218

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in phpCollegeExchange 0.1.5c, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the home parameter to (1) i_head.php, (2) i_nav.php, (3) user_new_2.php, or (4) house/myrents.php; or (5) allbooks.php, (6) home.php, or (7) mybooks.php in books/. NOTE: house/myrents.php was also separately reported as a local file inclusion issue.

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: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2214)
Published: June 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2214 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

david degner / phpcollegeexchange

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35452(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9008

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

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