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medium 5.1

CVE-2009-4512 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Oscailt 3.3, when Use Friendly URL's is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4478

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in Oscailt 3.3, when Use Friendly URL's is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the obj_id parameter.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9922)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9922 Oscailt CMS 3.3 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-10-28
  • securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/exploitalert/7422 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/oscailt33-lfi.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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