Directory traversal vulnerability in thumb.php in FlatNuke 2.5.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary images or obtain the installation path via the image parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1896 is rated High Exploit Risk (60.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.90%). Core evidence: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 1.01% | 0.90% | -0.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.90% | 1.01% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 0.90% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 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] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://flatnuke.sourceforge.net/index.php?mod=read&id=1117979256 | Patch |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15603 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014114 | Exploit Patch |
| http://secwatch.org/advisories/secwatch/20050604_flatnuke.txt | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0697 |