CVE-2005-2717

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in WebCalendar before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code when opening settings.php, possibly via send_reminders.php or other scripts.

Published: 2005-08-29 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2717 is rated Moderate Risk (57.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.49%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2717

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 2025-03-17 2.14% 1.49% -0.64%
2 2024-12-17 2.22% 2.14% -0.08%
3 2024-08-05 2.22%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2717

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-2005-2717

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2717

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2717 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (webcalendar), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 2, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2717

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2717

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webcalendar webcalendar 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:webcalendar:webcalendar:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
webcalendar webcalendar 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:webcalendar:webcalendar:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
webcalendar webcalendar 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:webcalendar:webcalendar:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
webcalendar webcalendar 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:webcalendar:webcalendar:1.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2717

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