CVE-2009-2765
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute…
- 8.3HighCVSS base score
- 82.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Metasploit modules1 module
- DD-WRT HTTP Daemon Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_execRank excellentdisclosed 20 Jul 2009
Exploit-DB3 entries
- DD-WRT HTTPd Daemon/Service - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16856webapps, cgipublished 7 Jul 2010Verified
- DD-WRT HTTP v24-SP1 - Command Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 10030remote, linuxpublished 20 Jul 2009Verified
- DD-WRT HTTPd Daemon/Service - Remote Command Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 9209remote, hardwarepublished 20 Jul 2009Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 9209 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.3 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 82.5% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 35742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 9209 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 55990 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1022596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2755 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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