Is CVE-2009-2300 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2300 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2300?

CVE-2009-2300 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2300

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

The management interface in the phion airlock Web Application Firewall (WAF) 4.1-10.41 does not properly handle CGI requests that specify large width and height parameters for an image, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a crafted request.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 2.8% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2296)
Published: July 2, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2296 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

phion / airlock web application firewall

References

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

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