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TI-2009-04257 Aliases CVE-2009-4496GHSA-53p4-2rfw-mvc8

Boa 0.94.14rc21 writes data to a log file without sanitizing non-printable characters…

Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Boa 0.94.14rc21 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12403 96th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.94.14rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.94.14rc21VulnerableBoa
  • cpe:2.3:a:boa:boa:0.94.14rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94.14rc21 Vulnerable ·Boa

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4496
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53p4-2rfw-mvc8

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2017-07207 /cgi-bin/wapopen in Boa 0.94.14rc21 allows the injection of "../.." using the FILECAMERA… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22725 Boa Web Server versions 0.94.13 through 0.94.14 fail to validate the correct security… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2021-12952 Boa 0.94.13 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-14989 Boa through 0.94.14rc21 allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-memory (OOM)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-21684 Boa 0.94.14rc21 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via username. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-14990 Boa through 0.94.14rc21 allows remote attackers to trigger a memory leak because of missing calls to the free function. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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