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CVE-2009-39021 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via…

Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /\.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-9873 Cherokee 0.5.4 - Directory Traversal · webapps · 2009-10-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/36874 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • freetexthost.com /ncyss3plli · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /59588 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/37183 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/54024 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/3091 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • pocoftheday.blogspot.com /2009/10/cherokee-web-server-054-directory.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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