Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in In-Portal 4.3.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbit…

published 2010-08-25 16y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-4948

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.0%; EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in In-Portal 4.3.1, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the env parameter.

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Timeline

2009-08-04 First public exploit (EDB-9358)
2010-08-25 Published

Exploit prediction

2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-9358 In-portal 4.3.1 - 'index.php?env' Local File Inclusion webapps, 2009-08-04

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/9358
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/36165
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
vupen.com /english/advisories/2009/2164
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-4986
NVD CVE-2009-4986

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