CVE-2009-3284 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from the server due to a directory traversal vulnerability in various PHP BBS applications.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-3284?

CVE-2009-3284 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in phpspot PHP BBS, PHP Image Capture BBS, PHP & CSS BBS, PHP BBS CE, PHP_RSS_Builder, and webshot, dated before 20090914, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3284?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Phpspot Php \& Css Bbs, Phpspot Php Bbs, Phpspot Php Bbs Ce, Phpspot Php Image Capture Bbs, Phpspot Php Rss Builder, Phpspot Webshot.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3284?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-3284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2009-3284 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3284 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-48p6-fq4x-274j.

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