CVE-2009-1222

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in webEdition 6.0.0.4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the WE_LANGUAGE parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded

http://secunia.com/advisories/34518

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-04-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0192