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medium 6.5

CVE-2005-4423 json

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PHPFM before 0.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a fil…

published 2005-12-20 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4418

cvss
6.5
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

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in PHPFM before 0.2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension to an accessible directory, as demonstrated using a file with a .php extension, aka "upload phpshell."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26474)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26474 PHPFM - Arbitrary File Upload webapps, 2005-11-07
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2005/11/msg00085.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15335 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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