CVE-2009-3457 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cisco ACE XML Gateway (AXG) and ACE Web Application Firewall (WAF) before 6.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request that lacks a handler, as demonstrated by (1) an OPTIONS request or (2) a crafted GET request, leading to a Message-handling Errors message containing a certain client intranet IP address, aka Bug ID CSCtb82159.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.19% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | ace web application firewall |
| cisco | ace xml gateway |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cisco ACE XML Gateway 6.0 - Internal IP Disclosure | 2009-09-25 |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Sep/0369.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36879
- http://www.brainoverflow.org/advisories/cisco_ace_xml_gw_ip_disclosure.txt
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080af8965.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506716/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36522
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022949
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53482
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Sep/0369.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36879
- http://www.brainoverflow.org/advisories/cisco_ace_xml_gw_ip_disclosure.txt
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080af8965.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506716/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36522
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022949
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53482
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