PT-2009-5151 · Punbb · Punbb Reputation Plugin
Dante90
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Published
2009-08-17
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Updated
2017-09-19
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CVE-2009-2787
CVSS v2.0
6.8
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
PunBB Reputation plugin versions 2.2.4, 2.2.3, 2.0.4, and earlier
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the
pun user[language] parameter when register globals is enabled and magic quotes gpc is disabled.Recommendations
For PunBB Reputation plugin versions 2.2.4, 2.2.3, 2.0.4, and earlier, consider disabling the
register globals setting and enabling magic quotes gpc to minimize the risk of exploitation.
As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the rep profile.php file in the include/reputation directory until a patch is available.
Avoid using the pun user[language] parameter in the affected plugin until the issue is resolved.Exploit
Fix
Path traversal
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Punbb Reputation Plugin