Directory traversal vulnerability in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control (XUpload.ocx) in HP LoadRunner 9.5 allows remote attackers to cr…

published 2009-10-13 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3668

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 41.6%; EPSS 41.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Persits.XUpload.2 ActiveX control (XUpload.ocx) in HP LoadRunner 9.5 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via \.. (backwards slash dot dot) sequences in the third argument to the MakeHttpRequest method.

Timeline

2009-09-29 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/persits_xupload_traversal)
2009-10-13 Published

Exploit prediction

41.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/persits_xupload_traversal Persits XUpload ActiveX MakeHttpRequest Directory Traversal metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-09-29
EDB-16598 Persits XUpload - ActiveX MakeHttpRequest Directory Traversal (Metasploit) remote, 2010-11-11
EDB-9806 HP LoadRunner 9.5 - Remote file creation (PoC) dos, 2009-09-29
retrogod.altervista.org http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_hp_loadrunner.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

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

References

retrogod.altervista.org /9sg_hp_loadrunner.html
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/36898
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-3693
NVD CVE-2009-3693

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Summary