CVE-2005-4171

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The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.

Published: 2005-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4171 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.80%, 92th percentile). 6 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-2005-4171

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4171

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 2025-06-23 7.45% 7.80% +0.35%
2 2025-03-30 7.21% 7.45% +0.23%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.21% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4171

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4171

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4171

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
efiction_project efiction 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:efiction_project:efiction:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4171

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