CVE-2005-3097

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Avi Alkalay contribute.cgi (aka contribute.pl), dated 16 Jun 2002, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the contribdir variable.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Vendor Advisory cirt.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cirt.net/advisories/alkalay.shtml	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19522	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3097?: CVE-2005-3097 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3097?: To fix CVE-2005-3097, 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-2005-3097 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3097 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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