CVE-2005-1998

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in McGallery 1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the lang parameter.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.25% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111885505600482&w=2	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/17343	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014215	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13963	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/15727	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1998?: CVE-2005-1998 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1998?: To fix CVE-2005-1998, 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-2005-1998 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-1998 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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