CVE-2005-2786

Directory traversal vulnerability in bestmail_edit.cgi in cosmoshop 8.10.78 and earlier allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the file parameter.

Published: 2005-09-02 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2786 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.21%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2786

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 0.43% 1.21% +0.78%
2 2025-03-17 0.33% 0.43% +0.11%
3 2025-03-10 0.33%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2786

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-2005-2786

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2786

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cosmoshop cosmoshop 8.10.78 cpe:2.3:a:cosmoshop:cosmoshop:8.10.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2786

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