cve/2009/CVE-2009-2081.md

### [CVE-2009-2081](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2081)
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### Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in help.php in phpWebThings 1.5.2 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the module parameter.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8928

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.