Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in forum.php in Ben Ng Scribe 0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the username parameter in a Register action.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by KiNgOfThEwOrLd · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4596
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4596
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483183/100/0/threaded
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.inj3ct-it.org/exploit/scribe.txt
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3339
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/39063
Scores
EPSS
0.0340
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
scribe/scribe
0.2
Published
Nov 05, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026