CVE-2009-4494

AOLserver 4.5.1 - Terminal Emulator Escape Sequence Injection via HTTP Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4494. PoCs published by evilaliv3.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in AOLServer by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request containing escape sequences that are logged and executed as terminal commands. The payload uses an ANSI escape sequence to inject arbitrary commands into the terminal via log files.

Description

AOLserver 4.5.1 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/33497

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in AOLServer by sending a maliciously crafted HTTP request containing escape sequences that are logged and executed as terminal commands. The payload uses an ANSI escape sequence to inject arbitrary commands into the terminal via log files.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AOLServer 4.5.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target server · AOLServer with vulnerable logging mechanism
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37712
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508830/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.0878
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
aol/aolserver 4.5.1
Published Jan 13, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026