Directory traversal vulnerability in module.php in PhpGedView 4.2.3 and possibly other versions, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the pgvaction parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0405 is rated High Exploit Risk (74/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.89%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15913 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-01-05 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | 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 | 2025-09-20 | 10.54% | 9.89% | -0.64% |
| 2 | 2025-04-30 | 10.88% | 10.54% | -0.34% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 10.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2011-0405 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpgedview), 8 status rows across 8 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): DNE 6, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0405 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpgedview | phpgedview | 4.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |