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CVE-2009-2303

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

index.php in Aardvark Topsites PHP 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a negative integer value for the start parameter in a search action, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Affected products

• Avatic Aardvark Topsites Php: through 5.2.1; 4.0.2, 4.1.1, 4.2.2, 5, 5.0.3, 5.1.2 (+1)

References

• http://websec.id3as.com/aardvark-topsites-php-521-security-vulnerabilities-disclosure/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504574/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51392
• http://websec.id3as.com/aardvark-topsites-php-521-security-vulnerabilities-disclosure/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504574/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51392

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