CVE-2005-3434

Archilles Newsworld before 1.5.0-rc1 stores (1) account.nwd and (2) session.nwd under the web root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, hashed passwords, and session IDs, and gain privileges.

Published: 2005-11-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3434 is rated Moderate Risk (56.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.91%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3434

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 0.62% 0.91% +0.28%
2 2024-12-17 0.82% 0.62% -0.20%
3 2024-02-22 — 0.82% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3434

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-2005-3434

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3434

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
archilles newsworld <= 1.5.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:archilles:newsworld:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
archilles newsworld 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:archilles:newsworld:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
archilles newsworld 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:archilles:newsworld:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3434

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