CVE-2005-0796

HolaCMS 1.4.9-1 - Directory Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Vote Filename Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-0796. PoCs published by Virginity Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in HolaCMS 1.4.9-1 and prior versions, allowing remote attackers to corrupt files on the server by manipulating the 'vote_filename' parameter in a POST request.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in HolaCMS 1.4.9-1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a "holaDB/votes" followed by a .. (dot dot) in the vote_filename parameter, which bypasses the check by HolaCMS to ensure that the file is in the holaDB/votes directory.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Virginity Security · htmlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25222

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in HolaCMS 1.4.9-1 and prior versions, allowing remote attackers to corrupt files on the server by manipulating the 'vote_filename' parameter in a POST request.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: HolaCMS 1.4.9-1 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable HolaCMS voting module
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.holacms.de/?content=changelog
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14566
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111090966815089&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0303
EPSS Percentile 85.8%

Details

Status published
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026