HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-2784

Dit.Cms vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dit.cms 1.3, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to index.php in (1) install/, (2) menus/left_rightslideopen/, (3) menus/side_pullout/, (4) menus/side_slideopen/, (5) menus/simple/, (6) menus/top_dropdown/, and (7) menus/topside/; the sitemap parameter to index.php in (8) menus/left_rightslideopen/, (9) menus/side_pullout/, (10) menus/side_slideopen/, (11) menus/top_dropdown/, and (12) menus/topside/; and the (13) relPath parameter to index/index.php. NOTE: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities reportedly also exist for some of these vectors.
Affected vendor
Ditcms
Affected product
Dit.Cms
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-08-17

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-2784

  • Confirm whether Ditcms Dit.Cms is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-2784.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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