PhpAuction 2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as another user by setting the PHPAUCTION_RM_ID cookie to the user ID.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2252 is rated Moderate Risk (55.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). 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 | 0.47% | 1.41% | +0.93% |
| 2 | 2026-06-07 | 0.57% | 0.47% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-03-23 | — | 0.57% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gianluca_baldo | phpauction | 2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:gianluca_baldo:phpauction:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/15967 | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014423 | Vendor Advisory |