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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2140

Directory traversal vulnerability in default.asp for FSboard 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the filename parameter.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.72%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in default.asp for FSboard 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the filename parameter.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.72% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 30 June 2005
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
fsboard/fsboard
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 2.72%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 2.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-25924source ↗fsboard 2.0 - Directory Traversalasp · ActualMIndwebapps30 June 2005yes

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