MEDIUM
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 .
Published Feb 5, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.84%
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.
Affected products
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.84% 0.04837
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04837
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04837) | 91.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.84% (0.04837) | 90.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 3.48% (0.03475) | 87.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02144) | 82.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04018) | 80.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02144) | 83.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.53% (0.15534) | 95.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.16% (0.01163) | 85.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 81.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 79.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 78.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 75.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 79.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.10% (0.02104) | 56.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://osvdb.org/51737 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33811 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33603 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0317 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7980 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/51737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33811 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33603 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7980 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 5, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 5, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0442
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a