CVE-2005-4852
The siteaccess URIMatching implementation in eZ publish 3.5 through 3.8 before 20050812 converts all non-alphanumeric characters in a URI to '_' (underscore), which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by inserting certain characters in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The siteaccess URIMatching implementation in eZ publish 3.5 through 3.8 before 20050812 converts all non-alphanumeric characters in a URI to '_' (underscore), which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by inserting certain characters in a URI, as demonstrated by a request for /admin:de, which matches a rule allowing only /admin_de to access /admin.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.14% probability · 65th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ez/ez publish
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ez.no/download/ez_publish/changelogs/ez_publish_3_8/changelog_3_6_x_3_7_x_to_3_8_0Vendor Advisory
- http://issues.ez.no/7025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://ez.no/download/ez_publish/changelogs/ez_publish_3_8/changelog_3_6_x_3_7_x_to_3_8_0Vendor Advisory
- http://issues.ez.no/7025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.