CVE-2005-2256 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.64% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-07-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phppgadmin | phppgadmin |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpPgAdmin 3.x - Login Form Directory Traversal | 2005-07-05 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/dailydave/2005-q3/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16116
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014414
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=342261
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14142
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/88188a8c-eff6-11d9-8310-0001020eed82.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/dailydave/2005-q3/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16116
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014414
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=342261
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-759
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14142
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/88188a8c-eff6-11d9-8310-0001020eed82.html
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