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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2009-3124 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in get_message.cgi in QuarkMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the…

published 2009-09-09 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3107

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in get_message.cgi in QuarkMail allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the tf parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-34875)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-34875 QuarkMail - 'tf' Directory Traversal webapps, 2009-08-28

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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