CVE-2004-1724 — The ReadMe First.txt file in PHP-Fusion 4.0 instructs users to set the permissions on the fusion_admin/db_backups directory to world read/write/execute (777), which allows remote attackers to download or view database backups, which have easily guessable filenames and contain the administrator username and password

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The ReadMe First.txt file in PHP-Fusion 4.0 instructs users to set the permissions on the fusion_admin/db_backups directory to world read/write/execute (777), which allows remote attackers to download or view database backups, which have easily guessable filenames and contain the administrator username and password

Published Feb 26, 2005

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 6.93%

Description

The ReadMe First.txt file in PHP-Fusion 4.0 instructs users to set the permissions on the fusion_admin/db_backups directory to world read/write/execute (777), which allows remote attackers to download or view database backups, which have easily guessable filenames and contain the administrator username and password.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

6.93% 0.06934

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.06934

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	6.93% (0.06934)	93.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	6.93% (0.06934)	93.26th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	3.01% (0.03008)	85.38th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.06% (0.04056)	80.56th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	3.01% (0.03008)	85.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 17, 2024	3.42% (0.03418)	91.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	5.19% (0.05190)	93.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 3, 2024	5.57% (0.05569)	92.54th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 18, 2023	5.60% (0.05604)	92.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	4.71% (0.04708)	91.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/12336
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109285292901685&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/12336		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10974		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17037		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 26, 2005

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Feb 26, 2005

Link CVE-2004-1724

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-1724

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-1724