CVE-2009-2040
admin/options.php in Grestul 1.2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2040- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2036 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2036- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqcf-grp7-vr4j No score
admin/options.php in Grestul 1.2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-jqcf-grp7-vr4j- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Grestul 1.2 - Remote Add Administrator Account | 2009-06-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Grestul, published June 12, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.93%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.