# CVE-2009-1525: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges via shell metacharacters in the restore action name parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f97w-rg5x-v96v

## What is CVE-2009-1525?

CVE-2009-1525 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CMD_DB in JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name parameter during a restore action.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1525?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Directadmin Directadmin.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-18045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18045/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-9625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9625/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-56551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-56551/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2009-1526](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1526/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2007-1926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1926/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1525 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.