CVE-2009-3693 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control (XUpload.ocx) in HP LoadRunner 9.5 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via \.. (backwards slash dot dot) sequences in the third argument to the MakeHttpRequest method.

Published: 2009-10-13

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 41.6% Moderate

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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:persits:xupload:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:hp:loadrunner:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.4158.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_hp_loadrunner.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36898

History

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Subscriptions

Hp Loadrunner

Persits Xupload

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-10-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:32:35.070Z

Reserved: 2009-10-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3693

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-13T10:30:00.717

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:12:09.780

Link: CVE-2009-3693

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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