Gibbon versions before v30.0.01 are affected by a path traversal vulnerability resulting in DOS by attempting extraction of web application PHP files, failed .zip extraction results in deletion of the file and a DOS condition. Successful exploitation requires Teacher or higher privileges. Exploitation could result in loss of availability of the web application.

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Sat, 09 May 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Title Path Traversal Exploit Causes Denial of Service in Gibbon
First Time appeared Gibbonedu
Gibbonedu gibbon
Vendors & Products Gibbonedu
Gibbonedu gibbon

Sat, 09 May 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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Description Gibbon versions before v30.0.01 are affected by a path traversal vulnerability resulting in DOS by attempting extraction of web application PHP files, failed .zip extraction results in deletion of the file and a DOS condition. Successful exploitation requires Teacher or higher privileges. Exploitation could result in loss of availability of the web application.
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PRJBLK

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-09T03:19:27.757Z

Reserved: 2026-05-09T03:01:00.284Z

Link: CVE-2026-8209

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-09T04:16:28.983

Modified: 2026-05-09T04:16:28.983

Link: CVE-2026-8209

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T05:30:16Z

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