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medium 5.0

CVE-2005-4212 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in coin_includes/db.php in phpCOIN 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via ".." (…

published 2005-12-14 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4207

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.3%
EPSS 8.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in coin_includes/db.php in phpCOIN 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in the $_CCFG[_PKG_PATH_DBSE] variable.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26788)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26788 PHPCOIN 1.2.2 - '/includes/db.php?$_CCFG[_PKG_PATH_DBSE]' Traversal Arbitrary File Access webapps, 2005-12-13
  • rgod.altervista.org http://rgod.altervista.org/phpcoin122.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1015345 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15831 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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