CVE-2011-5005

Exp

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in QuiXplorer 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension using the upload action to index.php, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in an unspecified directory.

Published: 2011-12-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-5005 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.12%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-5005

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18118 exploit_db edb 2011-11-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5005

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 2026-04-13 6.58% 6.12% -0.46%
2 2026-02-20 2.15% 6.58% +4.43%
3 2026-01-29 2.15%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5005

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-2011-5005

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
claudio_klingler quixplorer <= 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
claudio_klingler quixplorer 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:claudio_klingler:quixplorer:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mads_brunn t3quixplorer 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mads_brunn:t3quixplorer:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5005

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