HIGH
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI
Published Aug 14, 2009
8.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 82.50%
Description
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
8.3 HIGH NVD
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
82.50% 0.82504
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.82504
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 82.50% (0.82504) | 99.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 82.50% (0.82504) | 99.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 89.62% (0.89623) | 99.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 92.01% (0.92013) | 99.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.21% (0.97213) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 97.20% (0.97198) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 97.21% (0.97213) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2023 | 97.18% (0.97183) | 99.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.17% (0.97174) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 81.54% (0.81542) | 99.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 81.54% (0.81542) | 99.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853 x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022596 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.osvdb.org/55990 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35742 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853 | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1022596 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.dd-wrt.com/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/55990 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35742 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 14, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 14, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2765
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a