CVE-2009-1222 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2% (pctl 80)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in webEdition 6.0.0.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the WE_LANGUAGE parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.02% — more likely to be exploited than 80% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| webedition | webedition |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | webEdition 6.0.0.4 - 'WE_LANGUAGE' Local File Inclusion | 2009-03-31 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34518
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34323
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34518
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34323
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328
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