Path Traversal in phpBB Module Xs
CVE-2008-1512
Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/admin_xs.php in eXtreme Styles module (XS-Mod) 2.3.1 and 2.4.0 for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- phpBB Module Xs — versions 2.3.1, 2.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5301 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41404 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28432 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29487 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)