CVE-2005-1090

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.22% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory raffon.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13074	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/14918	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.raffon.net/advisories/maxthon/multvulns.html	vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20033	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/15423	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1090?: CVE-2005-1090 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1090?: To fix CVE-2005-1090, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1090 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1090 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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