CVE-2005-3097 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Avi Alkalay's contribute.cgi (also known as contribute.pl) script, dated June 16, 2002. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the "contribdir" variable with directory traversal sequences. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium-severity issue, requiring low attack complexity and impacting integrity (P) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16_jun_2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avi_alkalay:contribute.cgi:16_jun_2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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