Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_lang function in global.php in Quicksilver Forums 1.4.2 and earlier, as used in QSF Portal before 1.4.5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a "\" (backslash) in the lang parameter to index.php, which bypasses a protection mechanism that only checks for "/" (forward slash), as demonstrated by uploading and including PHP code in an avatar file.
Published: 2009-08-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 3.1% Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7023 Directory traversal vulnerability in the get_lang function in global.php in Quicksilver Forums 1.4.2 and earlier, as used in QSF Portal before 1.4.5, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a "\" (backslash) in the lang parameter to index.php, which bypasses a protection mechanism that only checks for "/" (forward slash), as demonstrated by uploading and including PHP code in an avatar file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:12.929Z

Reserved: 2009-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7064

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-25T10:30:00.280

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-7064

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