CVE-2009-1222 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in webEdition 6.0.0.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the WE_LANGUAGE parameter.

Published: 2009-04-02

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webedition:webedition:6.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-1221	Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in webEdition 6.0.0.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the WE_LANGUAGE parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02023.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34518
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34323
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328

History

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Subscriptions

Webedition Webedition

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-04-02T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.377Z

Reserved: 2009-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1222

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-02T15:30:00.343

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:06:48.030

Link: CVE-2009-1222

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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