CVE-2009-4098

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier...

6.0 MediumPublic exploit

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner / file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an images directory.

Exploit likelihood

18.7%Down 41.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2009-4098
CVSS 2.0: 6.0 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-4098
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-4069 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-4069
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r6hf-896r-x274 No score

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier...

Record: GHSA-r6hf-896r-x274
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

openx

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	OpenX - 'banner-edit.php' Arbitrary File Upload / PHP Code Execution (Metasploit)	2010-09-20
Metasploit	OpenX banner-edit.php File Upload PHP Code Execution	2009-11-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-4098 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Openx, published November 28, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.