CVE-2009-2784 EXPLOIT
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dit.cms 1.3, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to index.php in (1) install/, (2) menus/left_rightslideopen/, (3) menus/side_pullout/, (4) menus/side_slideopen/, (5) menus/simple/, (6) menus/top_dropdown/, and (7) menus/topside/; the sitemap parameter to index.php in (8) menus/left_rightslideopen/, (9) menus/side_pullout/, (10) menus/side_slideopen/, (11) menus/top_dropdown/, and (12) menus/topside/; and the (13) relPath parameter to index/index.php. NOTE: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities reportedly also exist for some of these vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 3.72% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ditcms | dit.cms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | dit.cms 1.3 - 'path/sitemap/relPath' Local File Inclusion | 2009-07-30 |
References
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