CVE-2009-3693 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.6% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control (XUpload.ocx) in HP LoadRunner 9.5 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via \.. (backwards slash dot dot) sequences in the third argument to the MakeHttpRequest method.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.58% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hp | loadrunner |
| persits | xupload |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Persits XUpload - ActiveX MakeHttpRequest Directory Traversal (Metasploit) | 2010-11-11 |
| exploit-db | HP LoadRunner 9.5 - Remote file creation (PoC) | 2009-09-29 |
References
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