Is CVE-2009-3249 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3249 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3249?

CVE-2009-3249 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3249

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 9.6%EU EUVD

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the module parameter to graph.php; or the (2) module or (3) file parameter to include/Ajax/CommonAjax.php, reachable through modules/Campaigns/CampaignsAjax.php, modules/SalesOrder/SalesOrderAjax.php, modules/System/SystemAjax.php, modules/Products/ProductsAjax.php, modules/uploads/uploadsAjax.php, modules/Dashboard/DashboardAjax.php, modules/Potentials/PotentialsAjax.php, modules/Notes/NotesAjax.php, modules/Faq/FaqAjax.php, modules/Quotes/QuotesAjax.php, modules/Utilities/UtilitiesAjax.php, modules/Calendar/ActivityAjax.php, modules/Calendar/CalendarAjax.php, modules/PurchaseOrder/PurchaseOrderAjax.php, modules/HelpDesk/HelpDeskAjax.php, modules/Invoice/InvoiceAjax.php, modules/Accounts/AccountsAjax.php, modules/Reports/ReportsAjax.php, modules/Contacts/ContactsAjax.php, and modules/Portal/PortalAjax.php; and allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the step parameter in an Import action to the (4) Accounts, (5) Contacts, (6) HelpDesk, (7) Leads, (8) Potentials, (9) Products, or (10) Vendors module, reachable through index.php and related to modules/Import/index.php and multiple Import.php files.

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-22
EPSS score: 9.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3232)
Published: September 18, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3232 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

vtiger / vtiger crm

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125060676515670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36309(Vendor Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8118
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9450
http://www.osvdb.org/57239(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36062(Exploit)
http://www.ush.it/2009/08/18/vtiger-crm-504-multiple-vulnerabilities/(Exploit)
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_504/vtigercrm_504.txt(Exploit)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2319(Vendor Advisory)

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

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