CVE-2005-4854

eZ publish 3.5 through 3.7 before 20050830 does not use a folder's read permissions to restrict notifications, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information about changes to content in arbitrary folders.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-4854 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4854

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 0.25% 1.12% +0.87%
2 2026-02-22 0.19% 0.25% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 0.19%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4854

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4854

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-4854

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-4854 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ezpublish), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): DNE 4, ignored 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-4854

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4854

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ez ez_publish 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.5.11 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ez ez_publish 3.7.12 cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4854

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