### [CVE-2014-9261](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9261)
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### Description

The sanitize function in Codoforum 2.5.1 does not properly implement filtering for directory traversal sequences, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter to index.php.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130739/Codoforum-2.5.1-Arbitrary-File-Download.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36320

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