CVE-2009-1748 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Catviz 0.4.0 Beta 1, specifically within the index.php file. Remote attackers can exploit these flaws by manipulating the webpages_form or userman_form parameters with a ".. (dot dot)" sequence to read arbitrary files on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-8745) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:joost_horward:catviz:0.4.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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