CVE-2005-0229

Exp

CitrusDB 0.3.5 and earlier stores the newfile.txt temporary data file under the web root, which allows remote attackers to steal credit card information via a direct request to newfile.txt.

Published: 2005-04-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0229 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.65%, 94th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0229

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25072 exploit_db edb 2005-01-31 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0229

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 9.88% 7.65% -2.22%
2 2025-03-30 15.64% 9.88% -5.76%
3 2025-03-29 — 15.64% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0229

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-2005-0229

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0229

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
citrusdb citrusdb_customer_database 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:citrusdb:citrusdb_customer_database:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0229

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