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TI-2009-02131 Aliases CVE-2009-2224GHSA-376p-c8r5-gg6r

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:an_guestbook:an_guestbook:0.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.8VulnerableAn 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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-2224
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-376p-c8r5-gg6r

References

  • 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