Is CVE-2009-4679 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4679 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4679?

CVE-2009-4679 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-4679

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 7.9%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the inertialFATE iF Portfolio Nexus (com_if_nexus) component 1.5 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the controller parameter to index.php.

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: 7.9% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4643)
Published: March 8, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4643 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

inertialfate / com if nexus
joomla / joomla!

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37760(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10754(Exploit)
http://www.osvdb.org/61382
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37473(Exploit)

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

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