CVE-2005-4851 describes a permission bypass vulnerability in eZ publish versions 3.4.4 through 3.7 before 20050722. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to read embedded objects in XML fields by bypassing original object-level permissions due to incorrect node-level permission application. With a CVSS score of 4.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is a low-severity issue, requiring authentication and having a low attack complexity, primarily leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.4.4, <= 3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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