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CVE-2005-4424
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter and a %00 at the end of the filename, as demonstrated by an avatar filename ending with .png%00.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 15354 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20051105 Advisory 21/2005: Multiple vulnerabilities in PHPKIT (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20562 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17479 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_212005.80.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 157 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- phpkit-avatar-file-include(23014) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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