Directory traversal vulnerability in the CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to lo…

Published 17 y ago 2009-03-12 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

6.8

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

31.6%

percentile 98%

Public exploits

Metasploit · Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

31.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

Metasploit exploit/windows/misc/ibm_director_cim_dllinject IBM System Director Agent DLL Injection · metasploit exploit, excellent rank · 2009-03-10
EDB-32845 IBM System Director Agent 5.20 - CIM Server Privilege Escalation · local · 2009-03-10
EDB-23203 IBM System Director Agent - DLL Injection (Metasploit) · remote · 2012-12-07
EDB-23074 IBM System Director Agent - Remote System Level · remote · 2012-12-02

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/0656 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
osvdb.org /52616 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/34065 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
sec-consult.com /files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
secunia.com /advisories/34212 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
www14.software.ibm.com /webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=U · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/49286 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2009-0880
NVD: CVE-2009-0880

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