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CVE-2005-4171

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4171 describes a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability in eFiction 1.1, specifically within the "Upload new image" functionality when image uploads are enabled for members. Attackers can bypass image validity checks by embedding malicious PHP code within a file disguised with a .gif extension, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists for a similar vulnerability in eFiction 2.0, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this specific CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:efiction_project:efiction:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1340 · Nov 25, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0790 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
rgod.altervista.org / efiction2_xpl.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/17777
ExploitVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Exploit
efiction.wallflowergirl.com / forums/viewtopic.php
osvdb.org / 21124
securityfocus.com / bid/15568
Exploit