CVE-2009-0290
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers...
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
- Record
CVE-2009-0290- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
- Record
CVE-2009-0290- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0295 No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmh4-4335-52gp No score
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers...
Directory traversal vulnerability in common.php in SIR GNUBoard 4.31.03 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the g4_path parameter. NOTE: in some environments, this can be leveraged for remote code execution via a data: URI or a UNC share pathname.
- Record
GHSA-gmh4-4335-52gp- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | GNUBoard 4.31.03 (08.12.29) - Local File Inclusion | 2009-01-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0290 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Sir Gnuboard, published January 27, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.30%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.