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Vulnerability · CVE-2005-2848

Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewall Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Dec 1, 2020 · catalog updated Dec 1, 2020 · Barracuda Networks

Patch now

CVE-2005-2848 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Barracuda Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
8.77%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewall

Directory traversal vulnerability in img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

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  • vendor Barracuda Networks barracuda_spam_firewallversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2005-2848

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2005-2848 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Barracuda Networks against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 8.77%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 1, 2020 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Directory traversal vulnerability in img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

  2. Dec 1, 2020 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2005-2848

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2005-2848

    30-day exploitation probability 8.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2005-2848

    Directory traversal vulnerability in img.pl in Barracuda Spam Firewall running firmware 3.1.16 and 3.1.17 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the f parameter.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.