CVE-2005-4083

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2005-4083 · Published 08/12/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2005-4083 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting extreme styles phpbb module (phpbb styles).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 73.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
extreme styles phpbb module phpbb_styles	`≤ 2.2.1`	No fix yet

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in xs_edit.php in the eXtreme Styles phpBB module 2.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the edit parameter.

References

securityfocus.com/archive/1/418518/100/0/threaded

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