Is CVE-2005-2109 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2109 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2109?

CVE-2005-2109 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2109?

CVE-2005-2109 has an EPSS score of 2.58% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2109?

Upgrade wordpress on debian 11 to 1.5.1.3-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2109

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

wp-login.php in WordPress 1.5.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the content of the forgotten password e-mail message via the message variable, which is not initialized before use.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:1.5.1.3-1CVE-2005-2109

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

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

secunia.com

Vendor Advisory1

gulftech.org

Other references1

marc.info

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