CVE-2005-1697

The RSS module in PostNuke 0.750 and 0.760RC2 and RC3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to simple_smarty.php, which reveals the path in an error message.

Published: 2005-05-24 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-1697 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1697

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 0.36% 0.32% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.32% 0.36% +0.04%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1697

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-2005-1697

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1697

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postnuke postnuke 0.750 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke:postnuke:0.750:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postnuke postnuke 0.760 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke:postnuke:0.760:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
postnuke postnuke 0.760 cpe:2.3:a:postnuke:postnuke:0.760:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1697

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