MEDIUM
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha.php in Captcha PHP 0.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the _tcf parameter
Published Dec 11, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in captcha.php in Captcha PHP 0.9 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the _tcf parameter.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
1.54% 0.01540
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01540
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 73.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01540) | 71.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 55.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00583) | 78.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 70.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 69.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00242) | 63.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 72.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.54% (0.00543) | 73.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/captchaphp/?branch_id=57290&release_id=206985 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://freshmeat.net/projects/captchaphp/?branch_id=57290&release_id=206985 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 11, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 11, 2005
Link CVE-2005-4163
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a