Is CVE-2009-3781 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3781 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3781?

CVE-2009-3781 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3781

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

The filefield_file_download function in FileField 6.x-3.1, a module for Drupal, does not properly check node-access permissions for Drupal core private files, which allows remote attackers to access unauthorized files via unspecified vectors.

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-862
EPSS score: 2.2% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3753)
Published: October 26, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3753 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

quicksketch / filefield

References

http://drupal.org/files/issues/filefield-node-access-fix-516104-3.patch(Patch)
http://drupal.org/node/516104(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://drupal.org/node/609874(Release Notes)
http://drupal.org/node/611128(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37130(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36792(Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53897(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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