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CVE-2009-0592

43
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0592 describes multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in PNphpBB2 versions 1.2i and earlier. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files on the server by manipulating the "ModName" parameter in various administrative scripts. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with low attack complexity and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and its high EPSS score suggests a significant likelihood of exploitation, despite a lack of widespread community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2iCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:pnphpbb:pnphpbb2:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
28.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-7658 · Jan 4, 2009
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2883 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

secunia.com / advisories/33365
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/7658
securityfocus.com / bid/33103
Exploit