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CVE-2005-4171

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.

Affected products

• Efiction Project Efiction: 1.1

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
• http://rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17777
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015273
• http://www.efiction.wallflowergirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1555
• http://www.osvdb.org/21124
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15568
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
• http://rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17777
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015273
• http://www.efiction.wallflowergirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1555

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