CVE-2005-2731

Directory traversal vulnerability in Astaro Security Linux 6.0, when using Webmin, allows remote authenticated webmin users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the wfe_download parameter to index.fpl.

Published: 2005-08-30 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2731 is rated Low Risk (27.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.81%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2731

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 0.11% 0.81% +0.69%
2 2025-03-17 0.33% 0.11% -0.22%
3 2025-03-06 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2731

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2731

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2731

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
astaro security_linux 6.001 cpe:2.3:o:astaro:security_linux:6.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2731

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