CVE-2005-2733
upload_img_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog (SPHPBlog) does not properly restrict file extensions of uploaded files, which could allow remote…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 51.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
upload_img_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog (SPHPBlog) does not properly restrict file extensions of uploaded files, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Simple PHP Blog Remote Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/sphpblog_file_uploadRank excellentdisclosed 25 Aug 2005
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Simple PHP Blog 0.4.0 - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16883webapps, phppublished 25 Jul 2010Verified
- Simple PHP Blog 0.4.0 - Multiple Remote s (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1191webapps, phppublished 1 Sept 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 51.8% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- simple-php-uploadimgcgi-file-upload(22012) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20050826 Simple PHP Blog File Upload and User Credentials Exposure Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16598 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2734 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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