CVE-2009-0442

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2009-0442 · Published 10/02/2009 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2009-0442 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting phpbbbook (phpbbbook).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.8%, higher than 92.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
phpbbbook phpbbbook	`= 1.3= 1.3h`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in bbcode.php in PHPbbBook 1.3 and 1.3h allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the l parameter.

References

osvdb.org/51737
secunia.com/advisories/33811 · Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/33603 · Exploit
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0317
exploit-db.com/exploits/7980

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