CVE-2005-0603

viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a highlight parameter containing invalid regular expression syntax, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.

Published: 2005-02-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0603 is rated Moderate Risk (51/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0603

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 4.73% 4.32% -0.41%
2 2026-01-24 4.12% 4.73% +0.61%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.12% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6c cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6d cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.7a cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.8a cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0603

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