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high 7.5

CVE-2005-4593 in the critical feed json

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpDocumentor 1.3.0 rc4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers t…

published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4588

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
14.1%
EPSS 14.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpDocumentor 1.3.0 rc4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the (1) FORUM[LIB] parameter in Documentation/tests/bug-559668.php and (2) the root_dir parameter in docbuilder/file_dialog.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-1395)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

14.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-1395 phpDocumentor 1.3.0 rc4 - Remote Command Execution webapps, 2005-12-29
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16080 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • rgod.altervista.org http://rgod.altervista.org/phpdocumentor_130rc4_incl_expl.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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