CVE-2009-2944

Published: Aug 31, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

5.0CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the teximg plugin in ikiwiki before 3.1415926 and 2.x before 2.53.4 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted TeX commands.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/a n/a

ikiwiki ikiwiki

On-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki

ikiwikioss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://osvdb.org/57575

osvdb.org

http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index35h2

ikiwiki.info

http://secunia.com/advisories/36516

secunia.com

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Timeline

Published

Aug 31, 2009

Last Updated

Apr 23, 2026

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