CVE-2005-2075

Public Exploit

Description

PHP-Fusion 5.0 and 6.0 stores the database file with a predictable filename under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to the filename in the administration/db_backups directory in PHP-Fusion 6.0 or the fusion_admin/db_backups directory in 5.0.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.45% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15830	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0888	vdb entry
http://dark-assassins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142	url repurposed exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2075?: CVE-2005-2075 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2075?: To fix CVE-2005-2075, 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-2005-2075 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2075 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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