CVE-2005-2156

SQL injection vulnerability in news.php in PHPNews 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the prevnext parameter.

Published: 2005-07-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2156 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.14%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2156

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 0.40% 1.14% +0.74%
2 2025-03-17 0.15% 0.40% +0.25%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2156

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-2005-2156

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2156

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpnews phpnews 1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpnews:phpnews:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2156

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