CVE-2005-4171 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.9% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| efiction project | efiction |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | eFiction 2.0 - Fake '.GIF' Arbitrary File Upload | 2005-11-25 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
- http://rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17777
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015273
- http://www.efiction.wallflowergirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1555
- http://www.osvdb.org/21124
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15568
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
- http://rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17777
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015273
- http://www.efiction.wallflowergirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1555
- http://www.osvdb.org/21124
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15568
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