CVE-2009-0037

6.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
9.05%
LOW RiskEPSS (95th percentile)

The redirect implementation in curl and libcurl 5.11 through 7.19.3, when CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION is enabled, accepts arbitrary Location values, which might allow remote HTTP servers to (1) trigger arbitrary requests to intranet servers, (2) read or overwrite arbitrary files via a redirect to a file: URL, or (3) execute arbitrary commands via a redirect to an scp: URL.

Published: 3/5/2009
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

9.05%LOW Exploitation Risk
95th percentile

This vulnerability has a 9.05% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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