Directory traversal vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in help_text_vars.php in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the PGV_BASE_DIRECTORY parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04736 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.52.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.52.3 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.60 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.61 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.61.1 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.65 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.65.1 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.65.2 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.65_beta5 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
| cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.7 | Vulnerable | Phpgedview |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.52.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.52.3 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.60 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.61 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.61.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.61.1 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.65 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.65.1 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.65.2 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:2.65_beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.65_beta5 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
- cpe:2.3:a:phpgedview:phpgedview:3.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.7 Vulnerable ·Phpgedview
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4467
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3gwm-cv7f-hm83
References
More Phpgedview vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00019 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in (1) functions.php, (2)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2008-01984 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in PhpGedView before 4.1.5 have unknown impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00111 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in the GEDCOM configuration script for phpGedView… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2011-00340 Directory traversal vulnerability in module.php in PhpGedView 4.2.3 and possibly other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2005-04212 Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00110 Directory traversal vulnerability in editconfig_gedcom.php for phpGedView 2.65.1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2005-4467 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4467 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3gwm-cv7f-hm83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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