CVE-2005-2228

Web Wiz Forums 7.9 and 8.0 allows remote attackers to view message titles of a hidden forum.

Published: 2005-07-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2228 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2228

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 0.29% 1.19% +0.91%
2 2025-03-17 0.48% 0.29% -0.19%
3 2024-09-17 0.48%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2228

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-2005-2228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bdc_enterprises web_wiz_forums 7.9 cpe:2.3:a:bdc_enterprises:web_wiz_forums:7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bdc_enterprises web_wiz_forums 7.91 cpe:2.3:a:bdc_enterprises:web_wiz_forums:7.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bdc_enterprises web_wiz_forums 8.0_alpha cpe:2.3:a:bdc_enterprises:web_wiz_forums:8.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2228

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