CVE-2005-4424
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a ..
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.72%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHPKIT 1.6.1 R2 and earlier might allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter and a %00 at the end of the filename, as demonstrated by an avatar filename ending with .png%00.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.72% probability · 77th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpkit/phpkit
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2005/11/msg00110.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17479Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/157
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_212005.80.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20562
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15354
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23014
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2005/11/msg00110.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17479Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/157
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_212005.80.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/20562
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15354
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23014
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.