CVE-2005-0269

CRITICAL

GNUBoard < 3.40 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Case Sensitivity Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2
Broken Link third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/13711
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0264
EPSS Percentile 83.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-178
Status published
Products (1)
sir/gnuboard < 3.40
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026