CVE-2008-1565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in forum/irc/irc.php in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter.

Published: 2008-03-31

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hotscripts:pjirc:0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:pjirc_module:0.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1566	Directory traversal vulnerability in forum/irc/irc.php in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the phpEx parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0233.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3790
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28446
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41456

History

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Subscriptions

Hotscripts Pjirc

Phpbb Pjirc Module

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.739Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-31T22:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:51:59.407

Link: CVE-2008-1565

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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