PhpBB 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via an invalid (1) category_rows parameter to index.php, (2) faq parameter to faq.php, or (3) ranksrow parameter to profile.php, which reveal the full path in an error message.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0729 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 0.69% | 1.43% | +0.73% |
| 2 | 2026-03-28 | 0.48% | 0.69% | +0.21% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 2.0.8a | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |