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CVE-2009-1526

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.

Severity
Medium 6.9
Published
5 May 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
1.33.4
Exploit chance
0.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 46% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Link following (CWE-59)
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
DirectAdminServers and applications · cpe:a:directadmin:directadmin
  • Every version before 1.33.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1526
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1526