CVE-2009-3457

Cisco ACE Web Application Firewall and ACE XML Gateway < 6.1 - Information Disclosure via Unhandled HTTP Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-3457. PoCs published by nitr0us.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an internal IP address disclosure vulnerability in Cisco ACE XML Gateway <= 6.0. It sends OPTIONS or GET requests to trigger an error message that discloses internal IP addresses.

Description

Cisco ACE XML Gateway (AXG) and ACE Web Application Firewall (WAF) before 6.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request that lacks a handler, as demonstrated by (1) an OPTIONS request or (2) a crafted GET request, leading to a Message-handling Errors message containing a certain client intranet IP address, aka Bug ID CSCtb82159.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by nitr0us · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10000

This exploit demonstrates an internal IP address disclosure vulnerability in Cisco ACE XML Gateway <= 6.0. It sends OPTIONS or GET requests to trigger an error message that discloses internal IP addresses.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco ACE XML Gateway <= 6.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Cisco ACE XML Gateway
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Sep/0369.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2778
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53482
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506716/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36522
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36879
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022949

Scores

EPSS 0.0419
EPSS Percentile 89.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (8)
cisco/ace_web_application_firewall 6.0\(0\)
cisco/ace_web_application_firewall 6.0\(1\)
cisco/ace_web_application_firewall 6.0\(2\)
cisco/ace_web_application_firewall < 6.0\(3\)
cisco/ace_xml_gateway 6.0\(0\)
cisco/ace_xml_gateway 6.0\(1\)
cisco/ace_xml_gateway 6.0\(2\)
cisco/ace_xml_gateway < 6.0\(3\)
Published Sep 29, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026