High
Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-5480
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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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