CVE-2005-1090

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Published Apr 13, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:maxthon:maxthon:1.2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1093	Directory traversal vulnerability in the readFile and writeFile API for Maxthon 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.901% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/14918
http://www.osvdb.org/15423
http://www.raffon.net/advisories/maxthon/multvulns.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13074
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20033

History

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Subscriptions

Maxthon Maxthon

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 13, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:35 PM
Reserved: Apr 13, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

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