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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-3293 · published 23 October 2005

CVE-2005-3293: Xerver vulnerability

Xerver · Xerver

Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to (1) obtain source code of scripts via a request with a trailing "." (dot) or (2) list directory contents via a trailing null character.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.8% · top 5.5%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
7.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Xerver 4.17 allows remote attackers to (1) obtain source code of scripts via a request with a trailing "." (dot) or (2) list directory contents via a trailing null character.

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://secunia.com/advisories/17243 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079 Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/20075
http://www.osvdb.org/20076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135 ExploitPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22785
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22786
http://secunia.com/advisories/17243 ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015079 Exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/20075
http://www.osvdb.org/20076
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15135 ExploitPatch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22785
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22786

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-3293), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.