WWWBoard stores encrypted passwords in a password file that is under the web root and thus accessible by remote attackers.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0953 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.19%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3065 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-01-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 7.72% | 3.19% | -4.53% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.19% | 7.72% | +4.53% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 3.19% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| matt_wright | wwwboard | 2.0_alpha_2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:matt_wright:wwwboard:2.0_alpha_2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |