MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-0872

Phpbb vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
6.4%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in calendar_scheduler.php in the Topic Calendar 1.0.1 module for phpBB allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the start parameter.
Affected vendor
Phpbb Group
Affected product
Phpbb
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 6.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-0872

  • Confirm whether Phpbb Group Phpbb is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-0872.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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