CVE-2005-2787

Exp

comment_delete_cgi.php in Simple PHP Blog allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via the comment parameter.

Published: 2005-09-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-2787 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.48%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-2787

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1191 exploit_db edb 2005-09-01 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2787

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 2025-11-23 4.05% 6.48% +2.43%
2 2025-03-19 3.80% 4.05% +0.26%
3 2025-03-17 3.80%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2787

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:N/I:P/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2787

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2787

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alexander_palmo simple_php_blog 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:alexander_palmo:simple_php_blog:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2787

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