THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-1558
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-1558

Wvc54gca vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
28.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a %2e. (encoded dot dot) or an absolute pathname in the next_file parameter.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Wvc54gca
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-05-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 28.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-1558

  • Confirm whether Cisco Wvc54gca is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-1558.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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