CVE-2005-1078

Exp

XAMPP 1.4.x has multiple default or null passwords, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2005-04-12 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1078 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.46%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1078

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25393 exploit_db edb 2005-04-12 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1078

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 2025-03-30 6.02% 3.46% -2.56%
2 2025-03-29 3.46% 6.02% +2.56%
3 2025-03-23 — 3.46% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1078

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-2005-1078

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1078

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xampp apache_distribution 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:0.3:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.10a cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.10a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xampp apache_distribution 1.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:xampp:apache_distribution:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1078

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