CVE-2009-1912

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in src/func/language.php in webSPELL 4.2.0e and earlier allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local .php files via a .. (dot dot) in a language cookie. NOTE: this can be leveraged for SQL injection by including awards.php.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8622

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50395

http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=130

http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=30

http://www.webspell.org/

http://www.osvdb.org/54296

http://secunia.com/advisories/35016

http://osvdb.org/54295

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-06-04

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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: 0.02419