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CVE-2009-1222

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• Webedition: 6.0.0.4

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/34518
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34323
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34518
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502315/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34323
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49530
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8328

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