CVE-2005-4593

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in phpDocumentor 1.3.0 rc4 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in the (1) FORUM[LIB] parameter in Documentation/tests/bug-559668.php and (2) the root_dir parameter in docbuilder/file_dialog.php.

Affected products

Joshua Eichorn Phpdocumentor: 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3_rc3, 1.3_rc4

References

http://rgod.altervista.org/phpdocumentor_130rc4_incl_expl.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18248
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/303
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015423
http://www.osvdb.org/22114
http://www.osvdb.org/22115
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420441/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16080
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23902
http://rgod.altervista.org/phpdocumentor_130rc4_incl_expl.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18248
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/303

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