CVE-2009-4886

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-06-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpCommunity 2 2.1.8 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) file parameter to module/admin/files/show_file.php and the (2) path parameter to module/admin/files/show_source.php.

Affected products

Bernhard Frohlich Phpcom: 2.1.8

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8185
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501588/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49152
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8185
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501588/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49152

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