Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in forum.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB)…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:unclassified:newsboard:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | Unclassified |
- cpe:2.3:a:unclassified:newsboard:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Unclassified
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1948
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7r6-pwr8-3jgr
References
Exploit 1
More Unclassified Newsboard vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-01857 import_wbb1.php in Unclassified NewsBoard (UNB) 1.6.4 allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-1948 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1948 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7r6-pwr8-3jgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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