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CVE-2009-0290

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 3.30% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2009-0290
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.30%

Original NVD 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.