CVE-2009-0592: Pnphpbb PNPHPBB2

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 34.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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/.

Affected products

• Pnphpbb PNPHPBB2: up to and including 1.2i; version 1.0 only; version 1.1 only; version 1.1a only; version 1.2 only; version 1.2a only; …

Published 2009-02-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.