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CVE-2017-5480

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/files/files.ctrl.php in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files by leveraging back-office access to provide a .. (dot dot) in the fm_selected array parameter.

Affected products

• b2evolution: through 6.8.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95454
• https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/commit/26841d9c81f27ad23b2f6e4bd5eaec7f2f58dfe0
• https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/35
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95454
• https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/commit/26841d9c81f27ad23b2f6e4bd5eaec7f2f58dfe0
• https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/35

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