Name: CVE-2005-2256: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2005-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2005-2256, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.12524

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via "%2e%2e%2f" (encoded dot dot) sequences in the formLanguage parameter.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade phppgadmin	Jul 28, 2026	Jul 28, 2026
Freebsd	—	Upgrade phppgadmin	Dec 10, 2025	Jul 8, 2005

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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