MEDIUM
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges
Published Jul 2, 2009
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.29%
Description
SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in config.txt and uses insecure permissions for this file, which allows local users to gain privileges.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.2.1.00
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.29% 0.00293
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00293
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 19.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 20.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34390 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0314.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34390 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49338 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 2, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 2, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2312
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a