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CVE-2004-2664· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP before 4.23 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests to certain scripts th

John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP before 4.23 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests to certain scripts that result in an undefined value of ADODB_DIR, which reveals the installation path in an error message.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 31, 2004
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 66th percentile
CWE
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Action score

20

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
john limadodb

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • john lim adodbup to 4.22 inclusive
  • john lim adodb3.94
  • john lim adodb4.00
  • john lim adodb4.01
  • john lim adodb4.02
  • john lim adodb4.03
  • john lim adodb4.04
  • john lim adodb4.05
  • john lim adodb4.10
  • john lim adodb4.11
  • john lim adodb4.20
  • john lim adodb4.21

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13phppgadminbefore 4.0.1-24.0.1-2

Same product

john lim: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2006-0147Dynamic code evaluation vulnerability in tests/tmssql.php test script in ADOdb for PHP before 4.70, as used in multiple products including (
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2006-4618PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in adodb-postgres7.inc.php in John Lim ADOdb, possibly 4.01 and earlier, as used in Intechnic In-lin
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2006-0410SQL injection vulnerability in ADOdb before 4.71, when using PostgreSQL, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspe
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2011-3699John Lim ADOdb Library for PHP 5.11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a .php file, which revea
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2006-0806Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ADOdb 4.71, as used in multiple packages such as phpESP, allow remote attackers to in
    19Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:phppgadmin4.0.1-2 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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