CVE-2004-2573

Exp

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in tables_update.inc.php in phpGroupWare 0.9.14.005 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via an external URL in the appdir parameter.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2573 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.64%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2004-2573

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25043 exploit_db edb 2004-01-27 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2573

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 2.09% 2.64% +0.56%
2 2025-03-30 2.74% 2.09% -0.65%
3 2025-03-29 2.74%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2573

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-2004-2573

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2573

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpgroupware phpgroupware <= 0.9.14.005 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpgroupware phpgroupware 0.9.14.003 cpe:2.3:a:phpgroupware:phpgroupware:0.9.14.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2573

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