« Back to list

CVE-2005-4467

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—💥 Exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (1)

Phpgedview — Phpgedview

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2005-4467",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 10,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2005-12-22T00:03:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpgedview/phpGedView/help_text_vars.php?r1=1.63&r2=1.64",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/18177",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015395",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/22009",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419906/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3033",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23871",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1386434&group_id=55456&atid=477081",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpgedview/phpGedView/help_text_vars.php?r1=1.63&r2=1.64",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/18177",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1015395",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/22009",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419906/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3033",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23871",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1386434&group_id=55456&atid=477081",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Directory traversal vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:18:51.130",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.52.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "56A9CE2D-8079-4E71-A049-493A7A72C9A0"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "EDA13EED-7C5F-4F5E-AEC2-D5DA0206B238"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "CE53F2DA-37A7-482C-81BE-8D2D12489462"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "65B164FD-C465-4C3D-B929-3A5B18D8897B"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "12A0E38B-C9E3-4619-B1A1-94C11546D6DB"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "2F4C6AC9-0DBB-42AE-BDAE-48CDA55913E4"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "4E75ABEB-BAF8-471B-B360-2E82C0B0EDE8"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "8875F438-0D55-4530-A8B1-0499DE9A43AB"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "45181D0F-5169-44DC-BEA7-242651B68175"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}