Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2009-1559

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in adm/file.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R24 and possibly 1.00R22 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an absolute pathname in the this_file parameter. NOTE: traversal via a .. (dot dot) is probably also possible.

Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Wvc54gca2 versions
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-3/nvdExploit
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1173nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/34713nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50231nvd

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