Directory traversal vulnerability in ang/shared/flags.php in AN Guestbook 0.7.8, when…
Priority LOW 23CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in ang/shared/flags.php in AN Guestbook 0.7.8, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the g_lang parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01363 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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:an_guestbook:an_guestbook:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | An Guestbook |
- cpe:2.3:a:an_guestbook:an_guestbook:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·An Guestbook
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2224
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-376p-c8r5-gg6r
References
Exploit 2
More An Guestbook vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-00404 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in sign1.php in AN Guestbook (ANG) before 0.7.7… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-2224 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-2224 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-376p-c8r5-gg6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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