CVE-2009-0592

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PNphpBB2 1.2i and earlier allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the ModName parameter to (1) admin_words.php, (2) admin_groups_reapir.php, (3) admin_smilies.php, (4) admin_ranks.php, (5) admin_styles.php, and (6) admin_users.php in admin/.

Published: 2009-02-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0592 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.21%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0592

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
7658 exploit_db edb 2009-01-04 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0592

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 49.07% 22.21% -26.86%
2 2025-12-30 6.20% 49.07% +42.87%
3 2025-09-04 — 6.20% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0592

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0592

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0592

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 <= 1.2i cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.1a cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2a cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2d cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2e cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2f cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2g cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pnphpbb pnphpbb2 1.2h cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2h:rc3b:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0592

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