SQL injection vulnerability in process_signup.php in PHP Handicapper allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the serviceid parameter. NOTE: on 20060210, the vendor disputed this issue, saying "this is 100% false reporting, this is a slander campaign from a customer who had a vulnerability in his SERVER not the software." However, followup investigation strongly suggests that the original report is correct
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3497 is rated Moderate Risk (54.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-29 | 1.21% | 1.40% | +0.18% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 1.05% | 1.21% | +0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-09-16 | — | 1.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2005-3497: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2005-3497 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| phphandicapper | php_handicapper | — | cpe:2.3:a:phphandicapper:php_handicapper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |