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CVE-2007-2236

Published: Apr 25, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

punbbpunbb
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
n/an/a
punbboss-projectWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://dev.punbb.org/changeset/937
dev.punbb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24843
secunia.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2613
securityreason.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 25, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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