CVE-2005-1568 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in DirectTopics versions 2.1 and 2.2. An attacker can exploit this by providing an invalid 'topic' parameter to topic.php, causing an error message that reveals the full path of the application on the server. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to a partial compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:directtopics:directtopics:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:directtopics:directtopics:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:directtopics:directtopics:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
finalCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:directtopics:directtopics:final:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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