MEDIUM
Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to (1) obtain source code of scripts via a request with a trailing "." (dot) or (2) list directory contents via a trailing null character
Published Oct 23, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.82%
Description
Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to (1) obtain source code of scripts via a request with a trailing "." (dot) or (2) list directory contents via a trailing null character.
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.
7.82% 0.07816
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07816
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.82% (0.07816) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03488) | 87.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.87% (0.13870) | 93.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.01% (0.15006) | 90.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.87% (0.13870) | 93.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.05% (0.02054) | 88.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.19% (0.03194) | 89.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17243 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/20075 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/20076 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22785 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22786 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/17243 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20075 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/20076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22785 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22786 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 23, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 23, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3293
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a