CVE-2005-1196

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in kb.php in the Knowledge Base module for phpBB allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and execute SQL commands via the cat parameter.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1196 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.98%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.63% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-1196

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25451 exploit_db edb 2005-04-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1196

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 0.35% 1.98% +1.63%
2 2025-03-17 0.40% 0.35% -0.05%
3 2023-08-11 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1196

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-2005-1196

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1196

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb — cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1196

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