CVE-2009-1456

Malleo 1.2.3 - Authenticated Path Traversal via Module Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1456. PoCs published by Drosophila.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Malleo 1.2.3 due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can traverse directories and include arbitrary local files via the 'module' parameter in admin.php.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in Malleo 1.2.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Drosophila · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32928

The exploit describes a local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Malleo 1.2.3 due to improper input sanitization. An attacker can traverse directories and include arbitrary local files via the 'module' parameter in admin.php.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Malleo 1.2.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502763/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34766
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34588

Scores

EPSS 0.0205
EPSS Percentile 78.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
stephane_rajalu/malleo 1.2.3
Published Apr 28, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026