MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0870

Phpsysinfo vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in phpSysInfo 2.3, when register_globals is enabled, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sensor_program parameter to index.php, (2) text[language], (3) text[template], or (4) hide_picklist parameter to system_footer.php.
Affected vendor
Phpsysinfo
Affected product
Phpsysinfo
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2005-05-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0870

  • Confirm whether Phpsysinfo Phpsysinfo is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0870.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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