CVE-2009-4896
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
CVE-2009-4896- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
CVE-2009-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4859 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4859- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qjfc-4q6g-mh2f No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
GHSA-qjfc-4q6g-mh2f- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
CVE-2009-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4896 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4896 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Mlmmj, published July 20, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in mlmmj 1.2.17-1.1.
References
mlmmj.org/node/84
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/26/1
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=259968
secunia.com/advisories/40658
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607256
debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2073
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4896
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjfc-4q6g-mh2f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4896