CVE-2005-4600

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in tiny_mce_gzip.php in TinyMCE Compressor PHP before 1.06 allows remote attackers to read or include arbitrary files via a trailing null byte (%00) in the (1) theme, (2) language, (3) plugins, or (4) lang parameter.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.95% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory hardened-php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=2233 patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4441 exploit
http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=2244
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/306 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18262 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_262005.111.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420543/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36736 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16083 vdb entry patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015424 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/22116 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4600?
CVE-2005-4600 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4600?
To fix CVE-2005-4600, 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-2005-4600 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4600 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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