CVE-2009-4800 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2009-4800?

CVE-2009-4800 is a medium-severity 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

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sysax Multi Server 4.3 and 4.5 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files via a ..// (dot dot slash slash) in a DELE command.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sysax Multi Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4800 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-2009-4800 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4800 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-2009-4790 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.0
• 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

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-rww5-972v-w9xq.