saveUser.do in Cyclades AlterPath Manager (APM) Console Server 1.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by setting the adminUser parameter to true.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0542 is rated Low Risk (24.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 0.95% | 0.04% | -0.91% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 0.95% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyclades | alterpath_manager | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cyclades:alterpath_manager:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110924450827137&w=2 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14378 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.cirt.net/advisories/alterpath_privesc.shtml | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/14074 |