THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-0592
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-0592

Pnphpbb2 vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
28.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PNphpBB2 1.2i and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the ModName parameter to (1) admin_words.php, (2) admin_groups_reapir.php, (3) admin_smilies.php, (4) admin_ranks.php, (5) admin_styles.php, and (6) admin_users.php in admin/.
Affected vendor
Pnphpbb
Affected product
Pnphpbb2
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-02-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 28.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-0592

  • Confirm whether Pnphpbb Pnphpbb2 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-0592.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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