CVE-2009-4412
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2009-4412- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2009-4412- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4379 No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4379- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cfv-9qv6-xqgf No score
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated...
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in Serendipity before 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension followed by a safe extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-8cfv-9qv6-xqgf- 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-2009-4412 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in S9y Serendipity, published December 24, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/21/1
osvdb.org/61245
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54985
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3626
secunia.com/advisories/37830
blog.s9y.org/archives/211-Serendipity-1.5-released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4412
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cfv-9qv6-xqgf