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medium 6.8

CVE-2009-2787 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/reputation/rep_profile.php in the Reputation plugin 2.2.4, 2.2.3, 2.0.4, and earlier for PunBB…

published 2009-08-17 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2777

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in include/reputation/rep_profile.php in the Reputation plugin 2.2.4, 2.2.3, 2.0.4, and earlier for PunBB, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pun_user[language] parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-9315)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-9315 PunBB Reputation.php Mod 2.0.4 - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-07-30
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/punbbrep-lfi.txt 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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