CVE-2009-3149

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-09-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in _css/js.php in Elgg 1.5, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the js parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Curveriderhq Elgg: 1.5

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36147
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9355
http://secunia.com/advisories/36147
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9355

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