CVE-2005-3557

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/defaults.php in PHPlist 2.10.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the selected%5B%5D parameter in an HTTP POST request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.08% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory trapkit.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2005-11-001.txt	patch vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/416005/30/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2345	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/20569	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17476	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15350	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3557?: CVE-2005-3557 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3557?: To fix CVE-2005-3557, 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-2005-3557 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-3557 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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