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high 7.5

CVE-2005-1821 json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in pdl_header.inc.php in PowerDownload 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2005-06-01 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1823

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in pdl_header.inc.php in PowerDownload 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the incdir parameter to downloads.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25777)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25777 PowerDownload 3.0.2/3.0.3 - IncDir Remote File Inclusion webapps, 2005-05-31
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13822 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • soulblack.com.ar http://www.soulblack.com.ar/repo/papers/advisory/powerdownload_advisory.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1014078 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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