{"id":"CVE-2004-1405","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2004-1405","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:33:01.824Z","title":"MediaWiki 1.3.8 and earlier, when used with Apache mod_mime, does not properly handle files with two file extensions, such as .php.rar, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code.","description":"MediaWiki 1.3.8 and earlier, when used with Apache mod_mime, does not properly handle files with two file extensions, such as .php.rar, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code.","published":"2004-12-31T05:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:07:38.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["mediawiki/mediawiki"],"epss":{"score":0.05154,"percentile":0.92372,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2004-12-16","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":24994,"kind":"exploit","title":"MediaWiki 1.3.x - Arbitrary Script Upload","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24994","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/24994.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/24994.txt","published":"2004-12-16","added":"2004-12-16","updated":"2013-04-25","author":"Jeremy Bae","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2004-1405","OSVDB-59519"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11985/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110321710420059&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/13478/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11985","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110321710420059&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/13478/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net/","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11985","tags":["Exploit","Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1405","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}