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CVE-2008-1565

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-03-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• Hotscripts Pjirc: 0.5
• phpBB Pjirc Module: 0.5

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3790
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28446
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41456
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3790
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28446
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41456

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