CVE-2009-0290

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.

Affected products

gnuboard5: 4.31.03

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48015
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792
http://secunia.com/advisories/33564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48015
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792

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