Is CVE-2009-2254 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2254 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2254?

CVE-2009-2254 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2254

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 10.9%EU EUVD

Zen Cart 1.3.8a, 1.3.8, and earlier does not require administrative authentication for admin/sqlpatch.php, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query_string parameter in an execute action, in conjunction with a PATH_INFO of password_forgotten.php, related to a "SQL Execution" issue.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
EPSS score: 10.9% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2250)
Published: June 30, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2250 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart
zen-cart / zen cart

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35550(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9005
http://www.osvdb.org/55343
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35468(Exploit, Patch)
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5965(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130161(Patch)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51317

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

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