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high 7.5

CVE-2005-4171 json

The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to e…

published 2005-12-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4166

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.9%
EPSS 7.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1340)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1340 eFiction 2.0 - Fake '.GIF' Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2005-11-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15568 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • rgod.altervista.org http://rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/17777 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1015273 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.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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