CVE-2009-2787 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.17% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| punbb | punbb |
| reputation | reputation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PunBB Reputation.php Mod 2.0.4 - Local File Inclusion | 2009-07-30 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/56613
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/punbbrep-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36020
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52138
- http://osvdb.org/56613
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0907-exploits/punbbrep-lfi.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36020
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52138
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