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CVE-2012-4036
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.6%
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Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin.php in PBBoard 2.1.4 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the addons directory. NOTE: this vulnerability can be leveraged by remote attackers using CVE-2012-1216.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23101 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10353.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- pbboard-admin-security-bypass(77508) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 54916 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.pbboard.com/forums/t10352.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 84479 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 50153 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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