CVE-2005-3405

ATutor 1.4.1-1.5.1-pl1 - Remote Code Execution via Forum Parameter Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-3405. PoCs published by Andreas Sandblad.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in ATutor, including arbitrary PHP command execution, local file inclusion, and cross-site scripting. It includes example URLs demonstrating the vulnerabilities but lacks executable exploit code.

Description

ATutor 1.4.1 through 1.5.1-pl1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP functions via a direct request to forum.inc.php with a modified addslashes parameter with either the (1) asc or (2) desc parameters set, possibly due to an eval injection vulnerability.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Andreas Sandblad · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26431

The provided text describes multiple vulnerabilities in ATutor, including arbitrary PHP command execution, local file inclusion, and cross-site scripting. It includes example URLs demonstrating the vulnerabilities but lacks executable exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce | Xss | Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: ATutor 1.5.1-pl1 and prior versions
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target ATutor instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20344
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15221
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113043022821049&w=2
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2228
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/16915/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/123
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015165
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-55/advisory/

Scores

EPSS 0.0807
EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Details

Status published
Published Nov 01, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026