phpCOIN 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via a direct request to config.php, which leaks the path in an error message because the _CCFG['_PKG_PATH_DBSE'] variable is not defined.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4214 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.04%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-30 | 1.12% | 1.04% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.04% | 1.12% | +0.08% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| coinsoft_technologies | phpcoin | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:coinsoft_technologies:phpcoin:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://forums.phpcoin.com/index.php?showtopic=5469 | |
| http://rgod.altervista.org/phpcoin122.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://rgod.altervista.org/phpcoin_122_sql_xpl.html | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/18030 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1015345 | Exploit |
| http://www.osvdb.org/21726 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419382/100/0/threaded | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2888 | Vendor Advisory |