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CVE-2009-2557

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Exploit likelihood

6.78%Up 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Record
CVE-2009-2557
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Record
CVE-2009-2557
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2552 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Record
EUVD-2009-2552
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rpmr-ccg5-2fg9 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote...

Directory traversal vulnerability in system/download.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fichier parameter.

Record
GHSA-rpmr-ccg5-2fg9
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBAdmin News Tools 2.5 - 'fichier' Remote File Disclosure2009-07-15

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2009-2557 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Adminnewstools Admin News Tools, published July 21, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.78%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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