CVE-2004-1219

paFileDB 3.1, when using sessions authentication and while the administrator logs on, allows remote attackers to read the administrator's password hash and conduct brute force password guessing attacks by listing the contents of the sessions directory and reading the associated file for the administrator session.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1219 is rated Moderate Risk (43.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-1219

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 2025-11-09 0.71% 0.59% -0.12%
2 2025-07-13 1.10% 0.71% -0.38%
3 2025-03-30 1.10%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1219

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-1219

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1219

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
php_arena pafiledb 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1219

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