CVE-2009-3535 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the researcher also suggests an analogous PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability, but this may be incorrect.

Published: 2009-10-02

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 4.8% 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:allisclear:clear_content:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2009-3517	Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the researcher also suggests an analogous PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability, but this may be incorrect.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04832.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/clearcontent-rfilfi.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/35726
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9089
http://www.osvdb.org/55742
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51629

History

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Subscriptions

Allisclear Clear Content

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-10-02T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.345Z

Reserved: 2009-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3535

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-02T19:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:11:47.810

Link: CVE-2009-3535

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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