CVE-2009-0880 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 31.6% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to load and execute arbitrary local DLL code via a .. (dot dot) in a /CIMListener/ URI in an M-POST request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 31.6% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-03-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ibm | director |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | IBM System Director Agent - DLL Injection (Metasploit) | 2012-12-07 |
| exploit-db | IBM System Director Agent - Remote System Level | 2012-12-02 |
| exploit-db | IBM System Director Agent 5.20 - CIM Server Privilege Escalation | 2009-03-10 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/52616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34065
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49286
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt
- https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=UTF-8
- http://osvdb.org/52616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34212
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34065
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49286
- https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt
- https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=UTF-8
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