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 |
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| 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 | |
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cvssV4_0
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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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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-09T04:16:28.983
Modified: 2026-05-09T04:16:28.983
Link: CVE-2026-8209
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Updated: 2026-05-09T05:30:16Z
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