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CVE-2009-2040

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-06-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

admin/options.php in Grestul 1.2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create administrative accounts via a manage_admin action in a direct request.

Affected products

• Grestul: 1.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/35367
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50999
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8902
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35367
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50999
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8902

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