PHP Upload Center index.php filename path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in PHP Upload Center. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument filename can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3947. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP Upload Center (Programming Language Software) (the affected version unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument filename with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php in PHP Upload Center allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "../" sequences in the filename parameter.

The bug was discovered 11/29/2005. The weakness was released 12/01/2005 by Liz0ziM (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3947 since 12/01/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20402 (PHP Upload Center index.php filename Parameter Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24696), Exploit-DB (26646), Tenable (20402), SecurityFocus (BID 15626†) and OSVDB (22182†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 20402
Nessus Name: PHP Upload Center index.php filename Parameter Directory Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Liz0ziM
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27226
X-Force: 24696
SecurityFocus: 15626 - PHP Upload Center Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: 22182 - PHP Upload Center index.php directory traversal
Vulnerability Center: 10147 - PHP Upload Center Directory Traversal via \x27dot dot\x27 in Filename Parameter, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 09/21/2025 23:19
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (64), 06/13/2019 14:33 (5), 09/21/2025 23:19 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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