Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4896
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4896
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.45%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 72 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4896
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4896
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-4896
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259968
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http://mlmmj.org/node/84
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/6
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/26/1
Patch
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607256
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/06/1
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/23/5
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/07/04/4
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/25/2
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http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2073
Products affected by CVE-2009-4896
- cpe:2.3:a:mlmmj:mlmmj:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlmmj:mlmmj:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mlmmj:mlmmj:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*