CVE-2009-4790 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2009-4790?

CVE-2009-4790 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Sysax Multi Server 4.5 allow remote authenticated users to read or modify arbitrary files via crafted FTP commands. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4790?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sysax Multi Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4790 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-2009-4790 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4790 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2012-10060 Sysax Multi Server < 5.55 SSH Username Buffer Overflow Critical 9.3
• CVE-2020-13229 Auth bypass in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2013-10065 Sysax Multi-Server <= 6.10 SSHD Key Exchange DoS High 8.7
• CVE-2024-53458 Denial of service in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2012-6530 Memory corruption in n/a High 7.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-j249-2v56-gw58.