CVE-2005-0253

BibORB 1.3.2 - Path Traversal via Database Name Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0253. PoCs published by Patrick Hof.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in BibORB 1.3.2 and earlier, including XSS, SQLi, directory traversal, and arbitrary file upload. It includes a sample URL for a directory traversal attack but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in index.php for BibORB 1.3.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a Delete action and .. (dot dot) sequences in the database_name parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Patrick Hof · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25120

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in BibORB 1.3.2 and earlier, including XSS, SQLi, directory traversal, and arbitrary file upload. It includes a sample URL for a directory traversal attack but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: BibORB <= 1.3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12583
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868948719773&w=2
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110864983905770&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0473
EPSS Percentile 90.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
guillaumegardey/biborb 1.3.2 (2 CPE variants)
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026