Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0290

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.

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Affected products

Sir/Gnuboard
cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:4.31.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnuboard/Gnuboard5llm-fuzzy
Range: = 4.31.03

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/33304nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/33564nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48015nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7792nvd

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