CVE-2005-0511

Exp

misc.php for vBulletin 3.0.6 and earlier, when "Add Template Name in HTML Comments" is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via nested variables in the template parameter.

Published: 2005-02-21 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0511 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 80.79%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0511

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16896 exploit_db edb 2010-07-25 Exploit-DB ↗
832 exploit_db edb 2005-02-22 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0511

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 2026-05-22 82.21% 80.79% -1.42%
2 2025-12-25 82.75% 82.21% -0.54%
3 2025-03-23 82.75%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0511

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-2005-0511

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0511

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jelsoft vbulletin 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.0_beta_3 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.0_beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.2.9_can cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.2.9_can:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.0_can4 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.0_can4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jelsoft vbulletin 3.0_beta_2 cpe:2.3:a:jelsoft:vbulletin:3.0_beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0511

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