CVE-2009-0880

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to load and execute arbitrary local DLL code via a .. (dot dot) in a /CIMListener/ URI in an M-POST request.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.55% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/52616 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34065 vdb entry
https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34212 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=UTF-8 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49286 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0880?
CVE-2009-0880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0880?
To fix CVE-2009-0880, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0880 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0880 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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