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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-2600

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in view.php in Webboard 2.90 beta and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.08%

Does this matter?

2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in view.php in Webboard 2.90 beta and earlier allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the topic parameter.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
3.08% probability · 88th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 May 2009
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
akiva/webboard
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 3.08%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 3.1% 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 (2)

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-34940source ↗212Cafe WebBoard 2.90 Beta - 'view.php' Directory Traversalphp · MrDougwebapps29 May 2009yes
EDB-8823source ↗212Cafe WebBoard 2.90 Beta - Remote File Disclosurephp · MrDougwebapps29 May 2009yes

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