CVE-2004-2181

Exp

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in WowBB Forum 1.61 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) sort_by or (2) page parameters to view_user.php, or the (3) forum_id parameter to view_topic.php. NOTE: the sort_by vector was later reported to be present in WowBB 1.65.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2181 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2004-2181

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25641 exploit_db edb 2005-05-10 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2181

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 2025-03-17 0.23% 0.33% +0.10%
2 2023-03-07 0.99% 0.23% -0.76%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.99% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2181

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2181

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wowbb wowbb_web_forum 1.61 cpe:2.3:a:wowbb:wowbb_web_forum:1.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wowbb wowbb_web_forum 1.65 cpe:2.3:a:wowbb:wowbb_web_forum:1.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2181

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