CVE-2005-2330

osCommerce 2.2 - Directory Traversal via Readme File Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-2330. PoCs published by Andrew Hunter.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in osCommerce by leveraging a path traversal flaw in the `update.php` script to read arbitrary files accessible to the webserver process.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in extras/update.php in osCommerce 2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via (1) .. sequences or (2) a full pathname in the readme_file parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Andrew Hunter · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25994

This exploit demonstrates an information disclosure vulnerability in osCommerce by leveraging a path traversal flaw in the `update.php` script to read arbitrary files accessible to the webserver process.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: osCommerce version 2.2 milestone 2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable `update.php` script
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431012
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/18249
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14294
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.oscommerce.com/community/bugs%2C2835
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431068
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015944
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25861

Scores

EPSS 0.0960
EPSS Percentile 95.0%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oscommerce/oscommerce 2.2_ms2
Published Jul 20, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026