CVE-2009-2444
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5...
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2009-2444- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.
- Record
CVE-2009-2444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2439 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2439- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c794-94g7-5hfq No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5...
Directory traversal vulnerability in maillinglist/setup/step1.php.inc in ADbNewsSender before 1.5.6, and 2.0 before RC2, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the path_to_lang parameter to setup/index.php.
- Record
GHSA-c794-94g7-5hfq- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2444 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Adbnewssender, published July 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.92%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
r00tsecurity.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9460
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1808
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=694644
securityfocus.com/bid/35596
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51720
secunia.com/advisories/35845
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2444
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c794-94g7-5hfq