CVE-2005-4467
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.047 · 92 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-1379PHPGedView 3.3.7 - Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (10)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (20)
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- http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpgedview/phpGedView/help_text_vars.php?r1=1.63&r2=1.64enisa_euvd
- http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18177enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015395enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/22009enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419906/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3033enisa_euvd
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