CVE-2005-4468 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.8% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file include vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.77% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpgedview | phpgedview |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPGedView 3.3.7 - Remote Code Execution | 2005-12-20 |
References
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpgedview/phpGedView/help_text_vars.php?r1=1.63&r2=1.64
- http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18177
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015395
- http://www.osvdb.org/22009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419906/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3033
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23871
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1386434&group_id=55456&atid=477081
- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpgedview/phpGedView/help_text_vars.php?r1=1.63&r2=1.64
- http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18177
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015395
- http://www.osvdb.org/22009
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419906/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3033
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23871
- https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1386434&group_id=55456&atid=477081
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