CVE-2009-0592

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 34.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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 products

Pnphpbb2: through 1.2i; 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 1.2, 1.2a, 1.2d (+4)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33365
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33103
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7658
http://secunia.com/advisories/33365
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33103
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7658

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