CVE-2008-6308

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Private Messaging System (PMS) 1.2.3 and earlier for PunBB allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the pun_user[language] parameter to (1) functions_navlinks.php, (2) header_new_messages.php, (3) profile_send.php, and (4) viewtopic_PM-link.php in include/pms/.

Affected products

Punbb Private Messaging System: through 1.2.3; 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13201
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32360
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3214
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46718
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7159
http://secunia.com/advisories/13201
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32360
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3214
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46718
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7159

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