Directory traversal vulnerability in newpost.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .
Published Jun 24, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.28%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in newpost.php in Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.9.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence and trailing null (%00) byte in the id parameter, as demonstrated by injecting a Perl CGI script using "[NR]" sequences in the message parameter, then calling close.php with modified id and t_id parameters to chmod the script. NOTE: this issue might be resultant from dynamic variable evaluation.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.8
- 1.8.2
- 1.9
- 1.9.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 68.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01257) | 65.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00266) | 48.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 63.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 63.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 66.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1138 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437875/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1138 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437875/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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