CVE-2005-3048 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.3% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or include arbitrary PHP files via a .. (dot dot) in the LANGCODE parameter, which also allows direct code injection via the User Agent field in a request packet, which can be activated by using LANGCODE to reference the user tracking data file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.31% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpmyfaq | phpmyfaq |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpMyFAQ 1.5.1 - 'User-Agent' Remote Shell Injection | 2005-09-23 |
References
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