CVE-2009-0442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in bbcode.php in PHPbbBook 1.3 and 1.3h allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

Published: 2009-02-05

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 4.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpbbbook:phpbbbook:1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbbbook:phpbbbook:1.3h:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0446	Directory traversal vulnerability in bbcode.php in PHPbbBook 1.3 and 1.3h allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04837.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51737
http://secunia.com/advisories/33811
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33603
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0317
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7980

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbbbook Phpbbbook

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-05T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:31:26.176Z

Reserved: 2009-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0442

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-10T07:00:22.827

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:05:03.343

Link: CVE-2009-0442

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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