Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3249 · published 18 September 2009

CVE-2009-3249: Vtiger crm path traversal vulnerability

Vtiger · Vtiger Crm

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in vtiger CRM 5.0.4 allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in (1) the module parameter to graph.php; or the (2) module or (3) file parameter to include/Ajax/CommonAjax.php, reachable through modules/Campaigns/CampaignsAjax.php, modules/SalesOrder/SalesOrderAjax.php, modules/System/SystemAjax.php, modules/Products/ProductsAjax.php, modules/uploads/uploadsAjax.php, modules/Dashboard/DashboardAjax.php, modules/Potentials/PotentialsAjax.php, modules/Notes/NotesAjax.php, modules/Faq/FaqAjax.php, modules/Quotes/QuotesAjax.php, modules/Utilities/UtilitiesAjax.php, modules/Calendar/ActivityAjax.php, modules/Calendar/CalendarAjax.php, modules/PurchaseOrder/PurchaseOrderAjax.php, modules/HelpDesk/HelpDeskAjax.php, modules/Invoice/InvoiceAjax.php, modules/Accounts/AccountsAjax.php, modules/Reports/ReportsAjax.php, modules/Contacts/ContactsAjax.php, and modules/Portal/PortalAjax.php; and allow remote authenticated users to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the step parameter in an Import action to the (4) Accounts, (5) Contacts, (6) HelpDesk, (7) Leads, (8) Potentials, (9) Products, or (10) Vendors module, reachable through index.php and related to modules/Import/index.php and multiple Import.php files.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 9.6% · top 4.7% CWE-22 · Path traversal

7.5CVSS 2.0 base score

9.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

18References, 8 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Vtiger Crm Vtiger

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125060676515670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36309	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8118
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9450
http://www.osvdb.org/57239	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36062	Exploit
http://www.ush.it/2009/08/18/vtiger-crm-504-multiple-vulnerabilities/	Exploit
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_504/vtigercrm_504.txt	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2319	Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125060676515670&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/36309	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8118
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9450
http://www.osvdb.org/57239	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36062	Exploit
http://www.ush.it/2009/08/18/vtiger-crm-504-multiple-vulnerabilities/	Exploit
http://www.ush.it/team/ush/hack-vtigercrm_504/vtigercrm_504.txt	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2319	Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3249), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.