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CVE-2009-5067 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in html2ps before 1.0b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "includ…

published 14y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-5022

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.6%
EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in html2ps before 1.0b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "include file" SSI directive. NOTE: this issue only might be a vulnerability in limited scenarios, such as if html2ps is invoked by a web application, or if a user-assisted attacker provides filenames whose contents could cause a denial of service, such as certain devices.

Patch / fix

  • html2ps Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.0b7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-5067

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red hat product security vex CVE-2009-5067 updated

html2ps: arbitrary file disclosure in SSI directives

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-10012)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-10012 html2ps - 'include file' Server-Side Include Directive Directory Traversal webapps, 2009-09-25
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/81614/html2ps-1.0-beta5-File-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

Sources

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