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CVE-2009-4535: valenok mongoose

Modified
Published 31-12-2009Last modified 17-09-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-4535 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in valenok mongoose. EPSS estimates a 6.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 20-04-2010)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.68%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 31-12-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.68%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.68% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (pocoftheday.blogspot.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (freetexthost.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpVerified

    Mongoose Web Server 2.8 - Source Disclosure

    Maturity: poc

Show all 4 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Mongoose Web Server 2.8 - Multiple Directory Traversals

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Valenok1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links