# CVE-2005-3255: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access debugging CGIs to obtain sensitive information due to improper access controls in Debian cgiwrap packages.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hgp2-6w9f-4925

## What is CVE-2005-3255?

CVE-2005-3255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The (1) cgiwrap and (2) php-cgiwrap packages before 3.9 in Debian GNU/Linux provide access to debugging CGIs under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests to those CGIs.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3255?


## How do I fix CVE-2005-3255?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-3255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3255 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3255 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3255/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3255/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3255
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3255
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3255

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