CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4469

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the username field in login.php or the user_language, user_email, and user_gedcomid parameters in login_register.php, which are directly inserted into authenticate.php.

Risk Assessment

The risk is the remote execution of arbitrary PHP code on the server, potentially leading to full compromise of the application and server, data theft, or further attacks.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade PHPGedView to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. If an upgrade is not possible, apply proper input filtering and validation of user-supplied data.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple direct static code injection vulnerabilities in PHPGedView 3.3.7 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via (1) the username field in login.php, or the (2) user_language, (3) user_email, and (4) user_gedcomid parameters in login_register.php, which is directly inserted into authenticate.php.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS