TI-2009-01477 Aliases CVE-2009-1559 GHSA-3g78-v362-w38w

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA…

LOW 37CWE-22Published 2009-05-06 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R24 and possibly 1.00R22 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the this_file parameter. NOTE: traversal via a .. (dot dot) is probably also possible.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01532 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r22:::::::*	1.00r22	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r24:::::::*	1.00r24	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00r22 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00r24 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1559
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g78-v362-w38w

References

Exploit 1

http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-3/

Advisory 1

ADV-2009-1173

TI-2009-01476 Directory traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2009-01475 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2009-01473 The Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 sends… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2009-01474 img/main.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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