CVE-2005-1884 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published 7 Jun 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can create or delete arbitrary directories in YaPiG via path traversal in the dir parameter of upload.php.

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

What is CVE-2005-1884?

CVE-2005-1884 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2005. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) rmdir or (2) mkdir commands in upload.php in YaPiG 0.92b, 0.93u and 0.94u allows remote attackers to create or delete arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1884?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yapig Yapig.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1884?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1884 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-2005-1884 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1884 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5f5c-9qpc-p4vg.