VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-1565

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-03-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

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

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