CVE-2005-1621

Directory traversal vulnerability in the pnModFunc function in pnMod.php for PostNuke 0.750 through 0.760rc4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the func parameter to index.php.

Published: 2005-05-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1621 is rated Moderate Risk (46.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.69%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1621

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 0.87% 1.69% +0.81%
2 2025-11-18 0.55% 0.87% +0.33%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.55% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1621

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-2005-1621

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1621

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postnuke_software_foundation postnuke 0.750 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.750:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postnuke_software_foundation postnuke 0.760_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.760_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postnuke_software_foundation postnuke 0.760_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.760_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postnuke_software_foundation postnuke 0.760_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke_software_foundation:postnuke:0.760_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1621

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