CVE-2005-2691

includes/common.php in RunCMS 1.2 and earlier calls the extract function with EXTR_OVERWRITE on HTTP POST variables, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables, possibly allowing execution of arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-08-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2691 is rated Moderate Risk (59/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2691

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 1.71% 2.32% +0.60%
2 2025-03-30 3.39% 1.71% -1.68%
3 2025-03-29 3.39%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2691

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-2005-2691

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2691

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
runcms runcms 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:runcms:runcms:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
runcms runcms 1.1a cpe:2.3:a:runcms:runcms:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
runcms runcms 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:runcms:runcms:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2691

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