CVE-2009-4374 — 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 .

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HIGH

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 .

Published Dec 21, 2009

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.64%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.64% 0.01641

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01641

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 (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.64% (0.01641)	75.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.64% (0.01641)	73.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.15% (0.00153)	33.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.37% (0.01371)	86.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 24, 2024	0.80% (0.00799)	81.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2024	0.63% (0.00629)	78.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.51% (0.00509)	76.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.52% (0.00522)	76.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.48% (0.00478)	75.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.37% (0.01371)	84.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-22

Path Traversal

References (3)

http://secunia.com/advisories/37727
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5%20_Arbitrary_File_Upload.pdf
x_refsource_MISCExploit

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37727		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.alienvault.com/community.php?section=News		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/OSSIM_2_1_5%20_Arbitrary_File_Upload.pdf		x_refsource_MISCExploit

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 21, 2009

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Dec 21, 2009

Link CVE-2009-4374

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-4374

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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