CVE-2005-4855

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in eZ publish 3.5 before 3.5.5, 3.6 before 3.6.2, 3.7 before 3.7.0rc2, and 3.8 before 20050922 does not restrict Image datatype uploads to image content types, which allows remote authenticated users to upload certain types of files, as demonstrated by .js files, which may enable cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or other attacks.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4855 is rated Low Risk (27.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4855

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 2025-07-31 0.15% 0.16% +0.01%
2 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.15% -0.02%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4855

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4855

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4855

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4855 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ezpublish), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4855

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4855

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ez ez_publish >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4855

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