Path Traversal in S40 Cms
CVE-2011-10009
S40 CMS v0.4.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its index.php page handler. The p parameter is not properly sanitized, allowing attackers to traverse the file system and access arbitrary files outside the web root. This can be exploited remotely without authentication by appending traversal sequences and a null byte to bypass file extension checks.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- S40 Cms — versions 0.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17129 (exploit)
- web.archive.org/web/20110613222630/http://y-osirys.com/security/exploits/id27 (technical-description, exploit)
- web.archive.org/web/20120531114058/http://s40.biz/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/s40-cms-path-traversal (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-10009?
- CVE-2011-10009 is a vulnerability in S40 Cms, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2025-08-13.
- Is CVE-2011-10009 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.