highlight.php in (1) RUNCMS 1.1A, (2) CIAMOS 0.9.2 RC1, (3) e-Xoops 1.05 Rev3, and possibly other products based on e-Xoops (exoops), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary PHP files by specifying the pathname in the file parameter, as demonstrated by reading database configuration information from mainfile.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0828 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.18%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.72% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25237 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-03-18 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 5.46% | 9.18% | +3.72% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 6.08% | 5.46% | -0.62% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 6.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111117241923006&w=2 | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111125645312693&w=2 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14641 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14648 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013485 | |
| http://www.ihsteam.com/download/advisory/Exoops%20highlight%20hole.txt | Exploit URL Repurposed |
| http://www.ihsteam.com/download/sections/runcms%20advisory%20-%20eng.pdf | Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed |
| http://www.osvdb.org/14890 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12848 | Exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19754 |