# CVE-2005-3557: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin access can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in PHPlist's defaults script.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v24j-xvq7-5fj7

## What is CVE-2005-3557?

CVE-2005-3557 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin/defaults.php in PHPlist 2.10.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the selected%5B%5D parameter in an HTTP POST request.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3557?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tincan Phplist.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-3557?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-3557 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3557 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-0422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0422/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5322](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5322/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2432/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-0748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0748/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2005-3555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3555/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-3557 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-3557 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3557 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-2005-3557/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3557/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3557
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3557
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-3557

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3557/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.