CVE-2004-2588

Intentional information leak in phpinfo.php in XMB (aka extreme message board) 1.9 beta (aka Nexus beta) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the configuration of the web server and the PHP application.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-2588 is rated Moderate Risk (52.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.08%). EPSS rose +2.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2588

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 0.66% 3.08% +2.42%
2 2026-03-04 0.59% 0.66% +0.07%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.59% —

Full EPSS history (35 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2588

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2588

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2004-2588

  • XMB (2021-04-23T12:35:55.130)

    XMB versions 1.9.8 and later were checked and are not vulnerable. Upgrades are available at https://www.xmbforum2.com/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xmb_software xmb_forum 1.9_nexus_beta cpe:2.3:a:xmb_software:xmb_forum:1.9_nexus_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2588

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