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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-1840 · published 2 June 2005

CVE-2005-1840: Phpcms vulnerability

Phpcms · Phpcms

Directory traversal vulnerability in class.layout_phpcms.php in phpCMS 1.2.x before 1.2.1pl2 allows remote attackers to read or include arbitrary files, as demonstrated using a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to parser.php.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% · top 21.9%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in class.layout_phpcms.php in phpCMS 1.2.x before 1.2.1pl2 allows remote attackers to read or include arbitrary files, as demonstrated using a .. (dot dot) in the language parameter to parser.php.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpcms/phpcms/parser/include/class.layout_phpcms.php?rev=1.12.2.37&view=markup PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111773774916907&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15586
http://www.phpcms.de/download/index.en.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpcms/phpcms/parser/include/class.layout_phpcms.php?rev=1.12.2.37&view=markup PatchVendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111773774916907&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15586
http://www.phpcms.de/download/index.en.html PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-1840), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.