CVE-2009-4315

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/ajaxsave.php in Nuggetz CMS 1.0, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to create or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the nugget parameter and a modified pagevalue parameter, as demonstrated by creating and accessing a .php file to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.28% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory co.uk
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0912-exploits/nuggetz-exec.txt exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54699 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37664 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/60902 vdb entry
http://www.nuggetz.co.uk/versionhistory.htm vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4315?
CVE-2009-4315 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4315?
To fix CVE-2009-4315, 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-2009-4315 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-4315 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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