CVE-2005-0828 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary PHP files, including database credentials, via path traversal in highlight.php of e-Xoops based systems.
- 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-2005-0828?
CVE-2005-0828 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
highlight.php in (1) RUNCMS 1.1A, (2) CIAMOS 0.9.2 RC1, (3) e-Xoops 1.05 Rev3, and possibly other products based on e-Xoops (exoops), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary PHP files by specifying the pathname in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading database configuration information from mainfile.php.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0828?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ciamos Ciamos, E-Xoops E-Xoops, Runcms Runcms.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0828 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-2005-0828 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0828 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vwcj-22jp-7c5h.