CVE-2009-4492

WEBrick 1.3.1 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

Description

WEBrick 1.3.1 in Ruby 1.8.6 through patchlevel 383, 1.8.7 through patchlevel 248, 1.8.8dev, 1.9.1 through patchlevel 376, and 1.9.2dev writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters, which might allow remote attackers to modify a window's title, or possibly execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files, via an HTTP request containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by evilaliv3 · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33489

Scores

EPSS 0.1769
EPSS Percentile 95.1%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
rubygems/webrick 0 - 1.4.0RubyGems
ruby-lang/webrick 1.3.1
Published Jan 13, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026