CVE-2004-2664

John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP before 4.23 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests to certain scripts that result in an undefined value of ADODB_DIR, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2664 is rated Moderate Risk (43/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.18%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2664

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 2026-06-15 0.30% 1.18% +0.87%
2 2024-12-17 0.36% 0.30% -0.05%
3 2024-09-17 0.36%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2664

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-2004-2664

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-2664

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2004-2664 unimportant priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libphp-adodb, phppgadmin), 8 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 8. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-2664

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2004-2664

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: John Lim, ADOdb, 4.23

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2664

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
john_lim adodb <= 4.22 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 3.94 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.00 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.02 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.03 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.04 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.05 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.11 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
john_lim adodb 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:john_lim:adodb:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2664

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