MEDIUM
Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a / (slash) character to the URI
Published Dec 31, 2009
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.68%
Description
Mongoose 2.8.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a / (slash) character to the 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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.68% 0.06677
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06677
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.68% (0.06677) | 93.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.68% (0.06677) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.85% (0.02853) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05301) | 83.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.17% (0.02168) | 83.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.95% (0.02950) | 90.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 1.71% (0.01711) | 88.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 3.00% (0.03003) | 90.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02550) | 90.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 2.10% (0.02102) | 88.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 1.93% (0.01935) | 88.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01361) | 85.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01031) | 81.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01289) | 83.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 83.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://freetexthost.com/0lcsrgt3vw x_refsource_MISCExploitURL Repurposed
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/mongoose-web-server-v280-remote-source_22.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36934 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://freetexthost.com/0lcsrgt3vw | x_refsource_MISCExploitURL Repurposed | |
| http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/mongoose-web-server-v280-remote-source_22.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36934 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 31, 2009
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Dec 31, 2009
Link CVE-2009-4535
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a