CVE-2005-1090 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write ar…
published 2005-04-13 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1093
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/14918 advisory
Exploit prediction
1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13074 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- raffon.net http://www.raffon.net/advisories/maxthon/multvulns.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/14918
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/13074
vdb-entry, exploit
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raffon.net
/advisories/maxthon/multvulns.html
exploit, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/20033
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/15423
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1090
- NVD CVE-2005-1090
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