CVE-2005-1357

text.cgi script allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1357 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1357

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 0.39% 0.35% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.33% 0.39% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 0.33%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1357

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-2005-1357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
text.cgi text.cgi cpe:2.3:a:text.cgi:text.cgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1357

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