CVE-2005-0440

ELOG before 2.5.7 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and download a configuration file that contains a sensitive write password via a modified URL.

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-2005-0440 is rated Moderate Risk (53/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0440

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 2026-01-10 0.62% 0.52% -0.11%
2 2025-03-17 0.71% 0.62% -0.09%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.71% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0440

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-2005-0440

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0440

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0440 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elog), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0440

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0440

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
stefan_ritt elog_web_logbook 2.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:stefan_ritt:elog_web_logbook:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0440

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