CVE-2009-1526 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 5 May 2009 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks in DirectAdmin backups, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2009-1526?

CVE-2009-1526 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 May 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows local users to create or overwrite any file via a symlink attack on an arbitrary file in a certain temporary directory, related to a request for this temporary file in the PATH_INFO to the CMD_DB script during a backup action.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1526?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Directadmin Directadmin.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1526?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1526 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-2009-1526 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1526 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hwc8-4222-xw22.