httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute…

Description

httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

82.5% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 35742 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 9209 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• http://www.dd-wrt.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 55990 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1022596 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-2765](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-2765.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-2765)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:59 UTC.