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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3048 · published 24 September 2005

CVE-2005-3048: Phpmyfaq vulnerability

Phpmyfaq · Phpmyfaq

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or include arbitrary PHP files via a .. (dot dot) in the LANGCODE parameter, which also allows direct code injection via the User Agent field in a request packet, which can be activated by using LANGCODE to reference the user tracking data file.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PhpMyFaq 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or include arbitrary PHP files via a .. (dot dot) in the LANGCODE parameter, which also allows direct code injection via the User Agent field in a request packet, which can be activated by using LANGCODE to reference the user tracking data file.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112749230124091&w=2
http://rgod.altervista.org/phpmyfuck151.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19672
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112749230124091&w=2
http://rgod.altervista.org/phpmyfuck151.html
http://www.osvdb.org/19672

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3048), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.