CVE-2009-2444

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.90% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://r00tsecurity.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9460 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1808 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=694644 patch
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mantisbt/adbnewssender/view.php?id=22 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35596 patch vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51720 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35845 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2444?
CVE-2009-2444 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2444?
To fix CVE-2009-2444, 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-2009-2444 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2444 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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