CVE-2008-5418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in login.php in the PunPortal module before 2.0 for PunBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pun_user[language] parameter.

Published: 2008-12-10

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:justin_roy:punportal_module:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5395	Directory traversal vulnerability in login.php in the PunPortal module before 2.0 for PunBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pun_user[language] parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01911.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4707
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46774
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7168

History

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Subscriptions

Justin Roy Punportal Module

Punbb Punbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-10T13:33:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:45.892Z

Reserved: 2008-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5418

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-10T14:00:01.253

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:59:56.403

Link: CVE-2008-5418

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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