CVE-2005-3948 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via directory traversal in PHPAlbum, exposing sensitive data without authentication.
- 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-2005-3948?
CVE-2005-3948 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in main.php in PHPAlbum 0.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the (1) cmd and (2) var1 parameters.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpalbum.net Phpalbum.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3948?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3948 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-2005-3948 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3948 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3876-89hf-c4pw.