CVE-2008-5418

critical

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in login.php in the PunPortal module before 2.0 for PunBB allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the pun_user[language] parameter.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7168

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46774

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4707

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01274

Detections

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