CVE-2009-4098 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in banner-edit.php in OpenX adserver 2.8.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users with banner / file upload permissions to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an images directory.

Published: 2009-11-28

Score: 6.0 Medium

EPSS: 50.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:openx:openx:2.8:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50581.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/60499
http://secunia.com/advisories/37475
http://www.openx.org/docs/2.8/release-notes/openx-2.8.2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508050/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37110
https://developer.openx.org/jira/browse/OX-5747
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54394

History

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Subscriptions

Openx Openx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-28T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:54:09.317Z

Reserved: 2009-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-4098

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-29T13:08:29.343

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-4098

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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