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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2005-4468 json

PHP remote file include vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary co…

published 2005-12-22 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4463

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file include vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1379)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1379 PHPGedView 3.3.7 - Remote Code Execution webapps, 2005-12-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15983 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • rgod.altervista.org http://rgod.altervista.org/phpgedview_337_xpl.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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