PHP-Fusion 5.0 and 6.0 stores the database file with a predictable filename under the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to the filename in the administration/db_backups directory in PHP-Fusion 6.0 or the fusion_admin/db_backups directory in 5.0.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2075 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.45%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1068 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-06-25 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 4.64% | 3.45% | -1.19% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 3.45% | 4.64% | +1.19% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 3.45% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| php_fusion | php_fusion | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php_fusion:php_fusion:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| php_fusion | php_fusion | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:php_fusion:php_fusion:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://dark-assassins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=142 | Exploit URL Repurposed |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15830 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0888 |