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CVE-2009-1912

Published: Jun 4, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.2%
Top 13.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

webspellwebspell
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
webspellWeb & CMS Pluginsaka webspell

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://osvdb.org/54295
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35016
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/54296
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Jun 4, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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