CVE-2009-3902

Cherokee Httpd vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

3.5%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /\.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.

Affected vendor

Cherokee

Affected product

Cherokee Httpd

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2009-11-06

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-3902

Confirm whether Cherokee Cherokee Httpd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-3902.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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