CVE-2009-1496 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can list arbitrary directories in the Joomla Cmi Marketplace plugin via path traversal in the viewit parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1496?
CVE-2009-1496 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Cmi Marketplace (com_cmimarketplace) component 0.1 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to list arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the viewit parameter to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1496?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ijobid Com Cmimarketplace.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-1496 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1496 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r3x-vfw3-7wxp.