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CVE-2014-9574

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-02-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in install.php in FluxBB before 1.5.8 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local install.php files via a .. (dot dot) in the install_lang parameter.

Affected products

• FluxBB: through 1.5.7

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100506
• https://fluxbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8203
• https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23246
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100506
• https://fluxbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8203
• https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23246

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