CVE-2004-1986

Directory traversal vulnerability in modules.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.2b and 1.2.0 RC4...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in modules.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.2b and 1.2.0 RC4 allows remote attackers with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the startdir parameter.

Exploit likelihood

10.6%Up 3.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2004-1986
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-1986
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-1978 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-1978
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mppw-43vf-5v6h No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in modules.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.2b and 1.2.0 RC4...

Record: GHSA-mppw-43vf-5v6h
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.2.0 RC4 - 'startdir' Traversal Arbitrary File Access	2004-04-30

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-1986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Coppermine Photo Gallery, published April 4, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.