CVE-2009-4769
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the tolog function in httpdx 1.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.6b, and 1.5 allow (1) remote attackers to…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 37.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the tolog function in httpdx 1.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.6b, and 1.5 allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a GET request to the HTTP server component when logging is enabled, and allow (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a PWD command to the FTP server component.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Metasploit modules and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Metasploit modules2 modules
- HTTPDX tolog() Function Format String Vulnerability (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_formatRank greatdisclosed 17 Nov 2009
- HTTPDX tolog() Function Format String Vulnerability (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_formatRank greatdisclosed 17 Nov 2009
Exploit-DB2 entries
- httpdx - 'tolog()' Format String (Metasploit) (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16732remote, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Verified
- httpdx - 'tolog()' Format String (Metasploit) (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16794remote, windowspublished 25 Aug 2010Verified
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
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 37.9% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/http/httpdx_tolog_format.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 60181 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2009-3312 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/7569/entry/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/httpdx_tolog_format.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 60182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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-2009-4732 (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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