CVE-2005-4142

Exp

The web interface for subscribing new users in Lyris ListManager 5.0 through 8.8b, in combination with a line wrap feature, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary list administration commands via LFCR (%0A%0D) sequences in the pw parameter. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a variant of a CRLF injection vulnerability.

Published: 2005-12-10 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4142 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.01%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.15% 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4142

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4142

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 1.87% 3.01% +1.15%
2 2025-03-17 1.83% 1.87% +0.04%
3 2024-12-17 1.83%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4142

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-2005-4142

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4142

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lyris_technologies_inc listmanager 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:lyris_technologies_inc:listmanager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lyris_technologies_inc listmanager 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:lyris_technologies_inc:listmanager:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lyris_technologies_inc listmanager 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:lyris_technologies_inc:listmanager:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lyris_technologies_inc listmanager 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:lyris_technologies_inc:listmanager:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
lyris_technologies_inc listmanager 8.8a cpe:2.3:a:lyris_technologies_inc:listmanager:8.8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4142

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