Is CVE-2005-1688 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-1688 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-1688?

CVE-2005-1688 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-1688?

CVE-2005-1688 has an EPSS score of 1.91% (77th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-1688?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 1.5.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-1688

MEDIUMEPSS 77th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Wordpress 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to files in (1) wp-content/themes/, (2) wp-includes/, or (3) wp-admin/, which reveal the path in an error message.

CWE-425

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:1.5.1-1CVE-2005-1688

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days

77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

marc.info

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.