Directory traversal vulnerability in pafiledb.php in paFileDB 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the action parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2001 is rated Exploit Available (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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 | 0.60% | 0.54% | -0.06% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.54% | 0.60% | +0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-23 | — | 0.54% | — |
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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| php_arena | pafiledb | 1.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php_arena | pafiledb | 2.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php_arena | pafiledb | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php_arena | pafiledb | 3.0_beta_3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:3.0_beta_3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php_arena | pafiledb | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:php_arena:pafiledb:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |