CVE-2009-1948

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: 2009-06-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in forum.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary recently-modified files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[filename] parameter or (2) include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[UTE][__tplCollection][a][file] parameter.

Affected products

Unclassified Newsboard: 1.6.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/35299
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35183
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50878
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8841
http://secunia.com/advisories/35299
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35183
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50877
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50878
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8841

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