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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2009-1765 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pluck 4.6.2, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execut…

published 2009-05-22 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1760

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.7%
EPSS 19.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in pluck 4.6.2, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the langpref parameter to (1) data/modules/contactform/module_info.php, (2) data/modules/blog/module_info.php, and (3) data/modules/albums/module_info.php, different vectors than CVE-2008-3194.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8715)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

19.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8715 Pluck CMS 4.6.2 - 'langpref' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-05-18
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35007 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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