CVE-2005-2169 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in Quick & Dirty PHPSource Printer due to flawed input sanitization.
- 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-2005-2169?
CVE-2005-2169 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in source.php in Quick & Dirty PHPSource Printer 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".../...//" sequences in the file parameter, which are reduced to "../" when PHPSource Printer uses a regular expression to remove "../" sequences.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaf Oseo Quick and Dirty Phpsource Printer.
How do I fix CVE-2005-2169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2169 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-2005-2169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g7p-3fmx-8jh6.