CVE-2005-4163 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha.php in Captcha PHP 0.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the _tcf parameter.
published 2005-12-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4158
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha.php in Captcha PHP 0.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the _tcf parameter.
Exploit prediction
1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- freshmeat.net http://freshmeat.net/projects/captchaphp/?branch_id=57290&release_id=206985 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
-
freshmeat.net
/projects/captchaphp/?branch_id=57290&release_id=206985
exploit, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4163
- NVD CVE-2005-4163
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