CVE-2005-2086 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 85.4% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.0.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 85.37% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-07-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb group | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB - 'viewtopic.php' Arbitrary Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
| exploit-db | phpBB 2.0.15 - PHP Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2005-07-19 |
References
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