CVE-2005-0269

The file extension check in GNUBoard 3.40 and earlier only verifies extensions that contain all lowercase letters, which allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary files via file extensions that include uppercase letters.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2	Exploit Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/13711	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2	Exploit Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/13711	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sir:gnuboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2005-05-02 04:00

Updated : 2025-04-03 01:03

NVD link : CVE-2005-0269

Mitre link : CVE-2005-0269

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-0269

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sir

gnuboard

CWE

CWE-178

Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

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