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medium 5.0

CVE-2005-2256 json

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (enc…

published 2005-07-13 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2257

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.6%
EPSS 4.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (encoded dot dot) sequences in the formLanguage parameter.

Patch / fix

  • phppgadmin Debian 14, Debian 13 3.5.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2256

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25938)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

4.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25938 phpPgAdmin 3.x - Login Form Directory Traversal webapps, 2005-07-05
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14142 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1014414 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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