CVE-2009-2338

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 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: 2009-07-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in includes/startmodules.inc.php in FreeWebshop.org 2.2.9 R2, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang_file parameter.

Affected products

Freewebshop: 2.2.9-r2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34707
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8446
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34538
http://secunia.com/advisories/34707
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8446
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34538

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