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CVE-2009-1526

Published: May 5, 2009Updated: Dec 16, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
6.9CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 58.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

JBMC Software DirectAdmin before 1.334 allows local users to create or overwrite any file via a symlink attack on an arbitrary file in a certain temporary directory, related to a request for this temporary file in the PATH_INFO to the CMD_DB script during a backup action.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

directadmindirectadmin
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
n/an/a
directadmincommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka directadmin evolution skin

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://osvdb.org/54014
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34861
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
May 5, 2009
Last Updated
Dec 16, 2025

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