CVE-2009-3902 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /\.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.54% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-11-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cherokee | cherokee httpd |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cherokee 0.5.4 - Directory Traversal | 2009-10-28 |
References
- http://freetexthost.com/ncyss3plli
- http://osvdb.org/59588
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/cherokee-web-server-054-directory.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37183
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36874
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3091
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54024
- http://freetexthost.com/ncyss3plli
- http://osvdb.org/59588
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/cherokee-web-server-054-directory.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37183
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36874
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3091
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54024
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