CVE-2005-2256

Exp

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (encoded dot dot) sequences in the formLanguage parameter.

Published: 2005-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2256 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.64%, 91th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2256

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25938 exploit_db edb 2005-07-05 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2256

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 12.52% 4.64% -7.89%
2 2025-03-30 16.15% 12.52% -3.63%
3 2025-03-29 — 16.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2256

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-2005-2256

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2256

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-2256 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phppgadmin), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2256
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2256 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phppgadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2256

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2256

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:phppgadmin:phppgadmin:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2256

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