CVE-2005-2891
N/A
Published: September 14, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebarchivex
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
WebArchiveX.dll 5.5.0.76 installed before September 6th, 2005 is marked safe for scripting by default, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via the (1) MakeArchive or (2) MakeArchiveStr methods.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112611388014937&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/16722/x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://security-assessment.com/Advisories/WebArchiveX_-_Unsafe_Methods_Vulnerability.pdfVDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/alerts/2005/Sep/1014867.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22188Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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