CVE-2007-2236 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

footer.php in PunBB 1.2.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to include local files in include/user/ via a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, or via the pun_include tag, as demonstrated by use of admin_options.php to execute PHP code from an uploaded avatar file.

Published: 2007-04-25

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-2231	footer.php in PunBB 1.2.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to include local files in include/user/ via a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, or via the pun_include tag, as demonstrated by use of admin_options.php to execute PHP code from an uploaded avatar file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01333.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dev.punbb.org/changeset/937
http://secunia.com/advisories/24843
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2613
http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/13070411.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465338/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/465400/100/100/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1362

History

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Subscriptions

Punbb Punbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-04-25T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:33:27.451Z

Reserved: 2007-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-2236

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-04-25T15:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-2236

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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