CVE-2009-4374

Exp

Directory traversal vulnerability in repository/repository_attachment.php in AlienVault Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 2.1.5, and possibly other versions before 2.1.5-4, allows remote attackers to upload files into arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the id_document parameter.

Published: 2009-12-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4374 is rated Exploit Available (55.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-4374

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4374

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 1.24% 0.15% -1.08%
2 2024-12-17 1.37% 1.24% -0.13%
3 2024-09-17 1.37%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4374

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4374

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4374

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alienvault open_source_security_information_management <= 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:open_source_security_information_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4374

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