Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in QwikiWiki allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) and a %00 at the end of the filename in the page parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0283 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.25%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-01-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-30 | 5.69% | 4.25% | -1.45% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 4.25% | 5.69% | +1.45% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 4.25% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| david_barrett | qwikiwiki | 1.4.1 | cpe:2.3:a:david_barrett:qwikiwiki:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |