CVE-2009-4531
httpdx 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a . (dot) character to the URI.
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 7.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
httpdx 1.4.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for a web page by appending a . (dot) character to the URI.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits1
Exploit-DB1 entry
- httpdx 1.4.5 - dot Character Remote File Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 34846remote, windowspublished 9 Oct 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.1% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- http://freetexthost.com/eiyfyt0km5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 58857 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53733 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0910-exploits/httpdx-disclose.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 37013 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/httpdx-144-remote-arbitrary-source.html (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-2009-4497 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2009-4531)Record last updated .