CVE-2009-2544

Published: Jul 20, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Marcelo Costa FileServer component 1.0 for Microsoft Windows Live Messenger and Messenger Plus! Live (MPL) allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories and read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

Affected (1)

Products: Marcelo Costa: Fileserver

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 2 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Marcelo Costa Fileserver	Version 1.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Messenger Plus! Live	All versions
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9093

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9093

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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