CVE-2009-2557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Published: 2009-07-21

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 6.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:adminnewstools:admin_news_tools:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-2552	Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.06785.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/55856
http://secunia.com/advisories/35842
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9153
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504949/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Adminnewstools Admin News Tools

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-21T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:15.290Z

Reserved: 2009-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2557

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-21T17:30:00.187

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:09:42.243

Link: CVE-2009-2557

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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