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CVE-2008-1565

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1565 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the PJIRC 0.5 module for phpBB, specifically within the forum/irc/irc.php component. This flaw allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files by manipulating the phpEx parameter with a "../" sequence. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or currently active on social media, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hotscripts:pjirc:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:pjirc_module:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-31535 · Mar 25, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0233 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

securityreason.com / securityalert/3790
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41456
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490070/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28446
Exploit