CVE-2005-1840

Directory traversal vulnerability in class.layout_phpcms.php in phpCMS 1.2.x before 1.2.1pl2 allows remote attackers to read or include arbitrary files, as demonstrated using a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to parser.php.

Published: 2005-06-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1840 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.84%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1840

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 2.12% 1.84% -0.28%
2 2025-11-23 1.14% 2.12% +0.98%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.14% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1840

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-2005-1840

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1840

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpcms phpcms 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpcms phpcms 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpcms phpcms 1.2.1_p12 cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:1.2.1_p12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpcms phpcms 1.2.1_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpcms:phpcms:1.2.1_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1840

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