Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in PHPOpenChat 3.0.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the phpbb_root_path parameter to (1) poc_loginform.php or (2) phpbb/poc.php, the poc_root_path parameter to (3) phpbb/poc.php, (4) phpnuke/ENGLISH_poc.php, (5) phpnuke/poc.php, or (6) yabbse/poc.php, or (7) the sourcedir parameter to yabbse/poc.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0862 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.92%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25227 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-03-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 25228 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-03-15 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 25229 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-03-15 | 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 | 14.27% | 10.92% | -3.35% |
| 2 | 2025-07-25 | 11.97% | 14.27% | +2.30% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 11.97% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpopenchat | phpopenchat | 2.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:phpopenchat:phpopenchat:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| phpopenchat | phpopenchat | 3.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:phpopenchat:phpopenchat:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |