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The file extension check in GNUBoard 3.40 and earlier...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 10, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 2, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Feb 10, 2024

Severity

High

EPSS score

0.400%
(74th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2005-0269

GHSA ID

GHSA-m65m-xrgm-j736

Source code

No known source code

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