Path Traversal in Sir Gnuboard
CVE-2009-0290
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.033 (88.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sir Gnuboard — versions 4.31.03
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48015 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/33564 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)