CVE-2005-2256

Public Exploit

Description

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (encoded dot dot) sequences in the formLanguage parameter.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.52% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vuxml.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-759	vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/dailydave/2005-q3/0010.html	mailing list
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/88188a8c-eff6-11d9-8310-0001020eed82.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14142	vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014414	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/16116	third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=342261
http://secunia.com/advisories/15941	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2256?: CVE-2005-2256 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2256?: To fix CVE-2005-2256, 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-2005-2256 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2256 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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