CVE-2005-2169

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in source.php in Quick & Dirty PHPSource Printer 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../...//" sequences in the file parameter, which are reduced to "../" when PHPSource Printer uses a regular expression to remove "../" sequences.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.30%

Vendor Advisory szub.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014376	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/15900	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://guff.szub.net/2005/07/04/quick-and-dirty-security/	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2169?: CVE-2005-2169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2169?: To fix CVE-2005-2169, 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-2005-2169 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2169 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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