CVE-2005-4317

Exp

Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 and earlier, with register_globals off, does not protect the $_SERVER variable from external modification, which allows remote attackers to use the _SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR] parameter to (1) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in the stats module or (2) execute arbitrary code via an eval injection attack in the wrapper option in index2.php.

Published: 2005-12-17 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4317 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.24%, 91th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-4317

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
26836 exploit_db edb 2005-12-14 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4317

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 22.30% 5.24% -17.06%
2 2025-03-30 12.84% 22.30% +9.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 12.84% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4317

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-2005-4317

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4317

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
limbo_cms limbo_cms <= 1.0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:limbo_cms:limbo_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4317

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