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medium 4.3

CVE-2009-3535 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in t…

published 2009-10-02 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3517

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.8%
EPSS 4.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in image.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the researcher also suggests an analogous PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability, but this may be incorrect.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9089)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9089 ClearContent - '/image.php?url' Local/Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2009-07-09
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/clearcontent-rfilfi.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/55742 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/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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