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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-5067 · published 10 October 2012

CVE-2009-5067: Html2ps project html2ps path traversal vulnerability

HHtml2ps Project · Html2ps

Directory traversal vulnerability in html2ps before 1.0b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "include file" SSI directive. NOTE: this issue only might be a vulnerability in limited scenarios, such as if html2ps is invoked by a web application, or if a user-assisted attacker provides filenames whose contents could cause a denial of service, such as certain devices.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.6% · top 5.6% CWE-22 · Path traversal
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
7.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in html2ps before 1.0b6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the "include file" SSI directive. NOTE: this issue only might be a vulnerability in limited scenarios, such as if html2ps is invoked by a web application, or if a user-assisted attacker provides filenames whose contents could cause a denial of service, such as certain devices.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548633
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/81614/html2ps-1.0-beta5-File-Disclosure.html Exploit
http://user.it.uu.se/~jan/html2ps-1.0b7.tar.gz Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:161
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36524
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526513
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548633
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/81614/html2ps-1.0-beta5-File-Disclosure.html Exploit
http://user.it.uu.se/~jan/html2ps-1.0b7.tar.gz Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:161
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/05/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36524
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526513

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-5067), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.