The _httpsrequest function in Snoopy 1.2, as used in products such as (1) MagpieRSS, (2) WordPress, (3) Ampache, and (4) Jinzora, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an HTTPS URL to an SSL protected web page, which is not properly handled by the fetch function.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3330 is rated High Exploit Risk (81/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 23.77%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.46% 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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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26424 | exploit_db | edb | 2005-10-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-04-01 | 21.31% | 23.77% | +2.46% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 27.91% | 21.31% | -6.59% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 27.91% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 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 | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2005-3330 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wordpress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3330 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-3330 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wordpress), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3330 |