PT-2009-3096 · Php · Phpbbbook

Osirys · Published 2009-02-05 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-0442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PHPbbBook versions 1.3 through 1.3h

Description A directory traversal issue exists, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files. This is achieved by using a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

Recommendations For PHPbbBook versions 1.3 through 1.3h, consider restricting access to the vulnerable bbcode.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the l parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0442

Affected Products

Phpbbbook

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7980 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/33603 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33811 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0442 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/51737 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0317 · Note