Directory traversal vulnerability in the CIM server in IBM Director before 5.20.3 Service Update 2 on Windows allows remote attackers to load and execute arbitrary local DLL code via a .. (dot dot) in a /CIMListener/ URI in an M-POST request.
CVE-2009-0880
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 12, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/52616
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34212
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34065
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49286
- cve@mitrehttps://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt
- cve@mitrehttps://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/reg/download.do?source=dmp&S_PKG=director_x_520&S_TACT=sms&lang=en_US&cp=UTF-8
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/52616
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34212
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501639/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34065
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0656
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49286
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sec-consult.com/files/20090305-2_IBM_director_privilege_escalation.txt
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Publicly available exploits
(4 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-23203✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 7, 2012
IBM System Director Agent - DLL Injection (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-23074First seen Dec 2, 2012
IBM System Director Agent - Remote System Level
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-32845✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 10, 2009
IBM System Director Agent 5.20 - CIM Server Privilege Escalation
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/misc/ibm_director_cim_dllinject✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 10, 2009
IBM System Director Agent DLL Injection
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