CVE-2009-1948 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-1948

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in forum.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB)...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in forum.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary recently-modified files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[filename] parameter or (2) include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[UTE][__tplCollection][a][file] parameter.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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CVE-2009-1949
import_wbb1.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to...
High 7.8

Affected Vendor

unclassified

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Affected Software

newsboard
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.4

Timeline

Official Publish: June 5th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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