CVE-2005-4083

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in xs_edit.php in the eXtreme Styles phpBB module 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the edit parameter.

Affected products

Phpbb Styles Extreme Styles Phpbb Module: through 2.2.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418518/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418518/100/0/threaded

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