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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2009-1526
DirectAdmin Symlink File Creation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2009, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 16, 2025, 9:05 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1526 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Directadmin directadmin
1 Jbmc-software directadmin
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1526.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/54014 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34861 Vendor Advisory
http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Vendor Advisory Release Notes
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html Broken Link
http://osvdb.org/54014 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34861 Vendor Advisory
http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Vendor Advisory Release Notes
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-1526 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.282:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.235:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.231:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.281:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.255:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.332:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.192:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.221:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.232:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.204:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.264:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.291:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.111:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.225:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.333 *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.286:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.244:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.315:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.253:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.313:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.081:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.201:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.224:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.211:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.222:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.293:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.1941:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.193:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.251:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.252:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.242:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.213:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.312:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.203:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.273:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.1741:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.202:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.266:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.181:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.294:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.243:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.302:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.151:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.331:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.195:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.212:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.323:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.174:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.297:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.196:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.241:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.275:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.263:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.234:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.292:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.262:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.311:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.321:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.285:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.322:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.171:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.226:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.274:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.161:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.233:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.206:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.295:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.296:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.314:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.121:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.301:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.265:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.207:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:jbmc-software:directadmin:1.254:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:directadmin:directadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.33.4
    Added Reference Type MITRE: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html Types: Broken Link
    Added Reference Type MITRE: http://osvdb.org/54014 Types: Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type MITRE: http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Types: Vendor Advisory MITRE: http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html Types: Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type CVE: http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Types: Vendor Advisory CVE: http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: http://osvdb.org/54014 Types: Broken Link
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0228.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/54014
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/34861
    Added Reference http://www.directadmin.com/features.php?id=968
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} -0.06%

score

0.26122

percentile