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CVE-2005-4424

Published: Dec 20, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter and a %00 at the end of the filename, as demonstrated by an avatar filename ending with .png%00.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

phpkitphpkit
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
phpkitWeb & CMS Plugins

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2005/11/msg00110.html
cert.uni-stuttgart.de
http://secunia.com/advisories/17479
secunia.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/157
securityreason.com
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Timeline

Published
Dec 20, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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