01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 85.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2005-02-10 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 21:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2005-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-178Improper Handling of Case SensitivityBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e6ac37843d89d23f2802a1f00d7d00b863d5861e417f61b2371b915a6faeff4b
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- marc.info20050103 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041224-21] File extensionshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110477648219738&w=2
- secunia.com13711http://secunia.com/advisories/13711
- www.securityfocus.com12149http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12149
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgnuboard-gbupdate-file-upload(18729)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18729