CVE-2009-0340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Simple PHP Newsletter 1.5 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the olang parameter to (1) mail.php and (2) mailbar.php.

Published: 2009-01-29

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quirm:simple_php_newsletter:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0344	Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Simple PHP Newsletter 1.5 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the olang parameter to (1) mail.php and (2) mailbar.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01885.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33327
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48089
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7813

History

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Subscriptions

Quirm Simple Php Newsletter

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-29T18:09:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:31:25.597Z

Reserved: 2009-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0340

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-29T18:30:02.717

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:04:48.890

Link: CVE-2009-0340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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