CVE-2005-0288

The change password functionality in Bottomline Webseries Payment Application does not require the old password when users enter a new password, which could allow remote authenticated users to change other users' passwords.

Published: 2005-01-11 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0288 is rated Low Risk (33.3/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0288

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 2024-01-18 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.27%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0288

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0288

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bottomline webseries_payment_application 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:bottomline:webseries_payment_application:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0288

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