CVE-2009-4974 is a directory traversal vulnerability in TotalCalendar 2.4, specifically within the box_display.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the affected system by manipulating the 'box' parameter with dot-dot-slash sequences. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While no active exploitation is noted in the KEV catalog or Metasploit, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-9524) exists, indicating public knowledge of a related Local File Inclusion exploit. Despite this, community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sweetphp:totalcalendar:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.