CVE-2009-4809 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumbnail.ghp in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 4.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the vfolder parameter.

Published: 2010-04-23

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sharing-file:easy_file_sharing_web_server:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2009-4772	Directory traversal vulnerability in thumbnail.ghp in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 4.8 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the vfolder parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02755.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34121
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8155
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33973

History

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Subscriptions

Sharing-file Easy File Sharing Web Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-04-23T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:17:25.594Z

Reserved: 2010-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4809

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-04-23T14:30:01.073

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:14:23.960

Link: CVE-2009-4809

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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