CVE-2005-0239

viewcert.php in the S/MIME plugin 0.4 and 0.5 for Squirrelmail allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the cert parameter.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0239 is rated Moderate Risk (63.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.21%). 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-2005-0239

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 1.79% 4.21% +2.42%
2 2025-03-30 2.58% 1.79% -0.79%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.58% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0239

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-2005-0239

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0239

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
squirrelmail s_mime_plugin 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:s_mime_plugin:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
squirrelmail s_mime_plugin 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:squirrelmail:s_mime_plugin:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0239

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