CVE-2005-3789 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.4% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in phpwcms 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) form_lang parameter in login.php and (2) the imgdir parameter in random_image.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.42% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-11-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpwcms | phpwcms |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPWCMS 1.2.5 -DEV - 'login.php?form_lang' Traversal Arbitrary File Access | 2005-11-15 |
| exploit-db | PHPWCMS 1.2.5 -DEV - 'imgdir' Traversal Arbitrary File Access | 2005-11-15 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113207712719472&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17590/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15436/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2452
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113207712719472&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17590/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15436/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2452
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