CVE-2009-3902
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2009-3902- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV: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 Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
- Record
CVE-2009-3902- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3873 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3873- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vcp-8q92-r6jf No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows...
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherokee Web Server 0.5.4 and earlier for Windows allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a /.. (slash backslash dot dot) in the URL.
- Record
GHSA-7vcp-8q92-r6jf- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cherokee 0.5.4 - Directory Traversal | 2009-10-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-3902 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Cherokee Httpd, published November 6, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.54%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/36874
freetexthost.com/ncyss3plli
osvdb.org/59588
secunia.com/advisories/37183
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54024
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3091
pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/cherokee-web-server-054-directory.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3902
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vcp-8q92-r6jf