6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-4487
Nginx Terminal Emulator Injection Vulnerability
Description

nginx 0.7.64 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

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Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2010, 8:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2021, 3:51 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-4487 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4487 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 F5 nginx
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-2009-4487.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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 list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4487 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4487 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt Exploit http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack_httpd_escape/adv.txt Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37711 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:igor_sysoev:nginx:0.7.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nginx:nginx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2010

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-4487 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-4487 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.72 }} 0.01%

score

0.80980

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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