CVE•Published 2017-01-15•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-5480B2evolution · B2evolution

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2017-01-15

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-5480

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"B2evolution B2evolution"

All exposed B2evolution B2evolution instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"B2evolution"

HTTP body or banner mentions "B2evolution" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2017-5480