CVE-2014-9574 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in install.php in FluxBB before 1.5.8 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local install.php files via a .. (dot dot) in the install_lang parameter.

Published: 2015-02-03

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fluxbb:fluxbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2014-9388	Directory traversal vulnerability in install.php in FluxBB before 1.5.8 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local install.php files via a .. (dot dot) in the install_lang parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00914.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100506
https://fluxbb.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=8203
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23246

History

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Subscriptions

Fluxbb Fluxbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-02-03T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:47:41.660Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9574

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-02-03T16:59:08.657

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9574

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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