CVE-2005-3543

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in Phorum 5.0.0alpha through 5.0.20, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the forum_ids parameter.

Published: 2005-11-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3543 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.44%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3543

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3543

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 1.11% 1.44% +0.33%
2 2025-03-17 1.15% 1.11% -0.04%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.15% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3543

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3543

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3543

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum 5.0.0_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.1_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.2_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.3_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.3_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.5_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.6_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.6_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.8_rc cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.8_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3543

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