CVE-2009-0290

CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.

Affected Products

1

Vendor	Product	Version
sir	gnuboard	`4.31.03`

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33564

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabiliti...

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792

http://secunia.com/advisories/33564

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabiliti...

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792

Weakness Types

CWE-22

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-2009-0290
Published:: 2009-01-27
Modified:: 2026-04-23
CVSS Score:: 6.8
Severity:: MEDIUM
Vector:: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors

sir

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CVSS Severity Scale

0.0 - 3.9 LOW

4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0 - 8.9 HIGH

9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL