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CVE-2009-3538

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to...

7.5 High

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Record
CVE-2009-3538
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV: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 thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Record
CVE-2009-3538
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3520 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Record
EUVD-2009-3520
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4jr8-gq3p-6jg6 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to...

Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in Clear Content 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the url parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Record
GHSA-4jr8-gq3p-6jg6
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2009-3538 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Allisclear Clear Content, published October 2, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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