Is CVE-2009-4896 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-4896 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-4896?

CVE-2009-4896 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-4896?

CVE-2009-4896 has an EPSS score of 1.81% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4896?

Upgrade mlmmj on debian 11 to 1.2.17-1.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-4896

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

6.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the mlmmj-php-admin web interface for Mailing List Managing Made Joyful (mlmmj) 1.2.15 through 1.2.17 allow remote authenticated users to overwrite, create, or delete arbitrary files, or determine the existence of arbitrary directories, via a .. (dot dot) in a list name in a (1) edit or (2) save action.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

mlmmjDebian

Fixed in:1.2.17-1.1CVE-2009-4896

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

openwall.com

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.