CVE-2009-4535 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a / (slash) character to the URI.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.68% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| valenok | mongoose |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mongoose Web Server 2.8 - Multiple Directory Traversals | 2010-04-20 |
| exploit-db | Mongoose Web Server 2.8 - Source Disclosure | 2009-10-23 |
References
- http://freetexthost.com/0lcsrgt3vw
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/mongoose-web-server-v280-remote-source_22.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36934
- http://freetexthost.com/0lcsrgt3vw
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/mongoose-web-server-v280-remote-source_22.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36934
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