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CVE-2005-2892 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in setcookie.php in PBLang 4.65, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary…

published 2005-09-14 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2892

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in setcookie.php in PBLang 4.65, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences and "%00" (trailing null byte) in the u parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26231)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26231 PBLang 4.65 Bulletin Board System - 'SetCookie.php' Directory Traversal webapps, 2005-09-07
  • EDB-18590 PBLang Bulletin Board System - Local File Inclusion webapps, 2012-03-13
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014861.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14765 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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