MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via .
Published Jul 17, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in phpMyFAQ 1.4.0 alpha allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, and possibly execute local PHP files, via .. sequences in the lang (language) variable.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.04% 0.02038
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02038
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02038) | 80.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02038) | 78.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04746) | 88.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.49% (0.06494) | 90.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.73% (0.02727) | 90.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 2.73% (0.02727) | 90.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02381) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01692) | 85.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11640 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/363636 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10377 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16223 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0906.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/11640 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1010190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.phpmyfaq.de/advisory_2004-05-18.php | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/363636 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10377 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16223 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 17, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2256
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a