Path Traversal in Hotscripts Pjirc
CVE-2008-1565
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum/irc/irc.php in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter.
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 (82.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% 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
- Hotscripts Pjirc — versions 0.5
- phpBB Pjirc Module — versions 0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28446 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3790 (third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41456 (vdb-entry)