Quick.Forum 2.1.6 stores potentially sensitive information such as usernames, banned IP addresses, censored words, and backups under the web document root, which allows remote attackers to obtain that information via a direct request to (1) db/users.txt, (2) db/banList.txt, (3) db/censureWords.txt, or (4) backup files.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1586 is rated Moderate Risk (44.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.50% | 1.39% | +0.89% |
| 2 | 2024-12-17 | 0.57% | 0.50% | -0.07% |
| 3 | 2024-09-17 | — | 0.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 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] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| open_solution | quick.forum | 2.1.6 | cpe:2.3:a:open_solution:quick.forum:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2005/05/quickforum-topic-field-xss-and-page.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15200 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/16328 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/16329 | Vendor Advisory |