CVE-2009-0962
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in Futomi's CGI Cafe MP Form Mail CGI eCommerce 1.3.0 and earlier, and CGI Professional 3.2.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via unknown attack vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceA vulnerability in Futomi's CGI Cafe MP Form Mail CGI eCommerce (versions 1.3.0 and earlier) and CGI Professional (versions 3.2.2 and earlier) allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges. The specific vulnerability mechanism and attack vectors are not documented in available sources.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.3.0<= 3.2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate the CGI application on the serverSearch for the MP Form Mail CGI scripts (commonly in cgi-bin directories, paths like /cgi-bin/mp/formmail.cgi or similar). Check your web server configuration for CGI script mappings.Affected if The Futomi MP Form Mail CGI script is found on the server.
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Determine the installed versionOpen the main CGI script file in a text editor and look for a version string (often near the top in comments, or in a separate VERSION/INFO file). Run: grep -i version /path/to/formmail.cgiAffected if The version is 1.3.0 or earlier for eCommerce, or 3.2.2 or earlier for CGI Professional.
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Verify the application is accessible via webAttempt to access the CGI script URL (e.g., http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/mp/formmail.cgi) from a browser. Check if the page loads.Affected if The CGI script is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS and responds.
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Identify if admin interface is exposedCheck for admin-related URLs or parameters in the CGI script. Common patterns include admin, manage, setup, or configuration-related query parameters. Review the script for administrative functions.Affected if Administrative functions or interfaces are accessible without additional authentication beyond what the CGI provides.
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Review authentication mechanismExamine the CGI script source code for authentication routines. Look for session handling, password checks, or access control logic. Note if there are any conditional bypasses.Affected if The authentication mechanism appears weak, missing, or contains logic that could be bypassed.
If the Futomi MP Form Mail CGI script is present and the version is 1.3.0 or earlier (eCommerce) or 3.2.2 or earlier (CGI Professional), the environment is likely affected by this authentication bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to newer versions of the software if available; otherwise, restrict network access to the CGI application, implement additional authentication layers such as IP whitelisting or VPN access, and monitor logs for suspicious administrative activity.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2009-0962 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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