CVE-2009-2544 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Marcelo Costa FileServer component 1.0 for Microsoft Windows Live Messenger and Messenger Plus!
published 2009-07-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2539
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Marcelo Costa FileServer component 1.0 for Microsoft Windows Live Messenger and Messenger Plus! Live (MPL) allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-9093)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-9093 Microsoft Windows Live Messenger Plus! Fileserver 1.0 - Directory Traversal remote, 2009-07-09
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/9093
exploit
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-2544
- NVD CVE-2009-2544
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