CVE-2005-3665

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpMyAdmin before 2.7.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) HTTP_HOST variable and (2) various scripts in the libraries directory that handle header generation.

Published: 2005-12-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3665 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3665

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 1.12% 1.80% +0.69%
2 2025-03-30 1.18% 1.12% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 1.18%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3665

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3665

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-3665

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2005-3665 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, sid, trixie): resolved 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3665
gentoo normal CVE-2005-3665: 1 GLSA(s) (200512-03), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/phpmyadmin); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3665
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-3665 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (phpmyadmin), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3665

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3665

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2_pre1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2_pre2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.2_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.2_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.5_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.5_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.5_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.5_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.5_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.5_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.6_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.6_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.5.7_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.5.7_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.0_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.0_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.0_pl2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.0_pl3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.0_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.1_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.1_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.1_pl3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.1_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.1_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.1_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.2_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.2_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.3_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.3_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.4_pl1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.4_pl3 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.6.4_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.6.4_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpmyadmin phpmyadmin 2.7.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:phpmyadmin:phpmyadmin:2.7.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3665

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