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CVE-2011-5219
Directory traversal vulnerability in examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a…
Medium5.0Public exploitEPSS 9.2%
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in examples/show_code.php in mPDF 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18248 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.2% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 77939 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 47262 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18248 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- mpdf-showcode-dir-traversal(71862) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
- 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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