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CVE-2005-2256

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.

Published: Jul 13, 2005 Modified: Jun 16, 2026

CVSS Metrics

Affected Products (6)

Vendor Product Version
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.1
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.2
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.3
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.4
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.4.1
phppgadmin phppgadmin 3.5.3

GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-pfcx-fx8j-6wch

Encoded directory traversal vulnerability in phpPgAdmin 3.1 to 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to...

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 5.0 / 10
EPSS Score 4.64%

Top 9% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 21.4 / 100

Data Sources

NVD EPSS GitHub