Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-1948

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in forum.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4, when register_globals is enabled and magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary recently-modified files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[filename] parameter or (2) include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the GLOBALS[UTE][__tplCollection][a][file] parameter.

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Affected products

Unclassified Newsboard/Newsboard
cpe:2.3:a:unclassified:newsboard:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Unclassified Newsboard/Unclassified Newsboardllm-fuzzy
Range: =1.6.4

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/35183nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/35299nvdVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50877nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50878nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8841nvd

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