CVE-2005-2792

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in welcome.php in phpLDAPadmin 0.9.6 and 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the custom_welcome_page parameter.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.86% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory marc.info Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16617/ third party advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22103 third party advisory vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112542447219235&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14695 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.rgod.altervista.org/phpldap.html broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2792?
CVE-2005-2792 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2792?
To fix CVE-2005-2792, 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-2005-2792 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2792 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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