Is CVE-2009-2956 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2956 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2956?

CVE-2009-2956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2956

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

The (1) Net.Commerce and (2) Net.Data components in IBM WebSphere Commerce Suite store sensitive information under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to discover passwords, and database and filesystem details, via direct requests for configuration files.

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-200
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2943)
Published: August 24, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2943 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / websphere commerce suite

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52616

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

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