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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-5480

Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/files/files.ctrl.php in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files by leveraging back-office access to provide a .. (dot dot) in the fm_selected array parameter.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-5480

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Jan 2017, 22:59 UTC

Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/files/files.ctrl.php in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files by leveraging back-office access to provide a .. (dot dot) in the fm_selected array parameter.

osv:CVE-2017-5480
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5480",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "Directory traversal vulnerability in inc/files/files.ctrl.php in b2evolution through 6.8.3 allows remote authenticated users to read or delete arbitrary files by leveraging back-office access to provide a .. (dot dot) in the fm_selected array parameter.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-5480",
    "products": [],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:48:20.456952941Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution/issues/35",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380285,
  "published_at": "2017-01-15T22:59:00.127+00:00"
}