CVE-2005-0283 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the server via directory traversal in QwikiWiki's index.php page parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0283?

CVE-2005-0283 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in QwikiWiki allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a %00 at the end of the filename in the page parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0283?

It affects 1 product.

Products include David Barrett Qwikiwiki.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0283?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0283 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2005-0283 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0283 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r9xq-p2gq-5g25.

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