CVE-2009-1498 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.9% (pctl 79)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/profilemain.php in Game Maker 2k Internet Discussion Boards (iDB) 0.2.5 Pre-Alpha SVN 243 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the skin parameter in a settings action to profile.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.89% — more likely to be exploited than 79% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| idb | idb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | iDB 0.2.5pa SVN 243 - 'skin' Local File Inclusion | 2009-04-06 |
References
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