CVE-2005-4171
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to...
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
- Record
CVE-2005-4171- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
- Record
CVE-2005-4171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4166 No score
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r83-7qrm-rvxc No score
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to...
The "Upload new image" command in the "Manage Images" eFiction 1.1, when members are allowed to upload images, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a filename with a .php extension that contains a GIF header, which passes the image validity check but executes any PHP code within the file.
- Record
GHSA-8r83-7qrm-rvxc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | eFiction 2.0 - Fake '.GIF' Arbitrary File Upload | 2005-11-25 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4171 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Efiction Project Efiction, published December 11, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.90%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
efiction.wallflowergirl.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1555
securityfocus.com/bid/15568
rgod.altervista.org/efiction2_xpl.html
secunia.com/advisories/17777
securitytracker.com/id?1015273
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0301.html
osvdb.org/21124
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4171
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r83-7qrm-rvxc