CVE-2004-0030

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in (1) functions.php, (2) authentication_index.php, and (3) config_gedcom.php for PHPGEDVIEW 2.61 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

Published: 2004-01-20 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0030 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.38%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-0030

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23520 exploit_db edb 2004-01-06 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0030

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-20 7.13% 5.38% -1.75%
2 2025-03-30 11.80% 7.13% -4.67%
3 2025-03-29 11.80%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0030

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0030

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0030

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpgedview phpgedview 2.61 cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0030

URL Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107340840209453&w=2 Mailing List Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/10565 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/3343 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9368 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008632 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14159 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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