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CVE-2005-0088

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0088 describes a vulnerability in the publisher handler of Apache mod_python versions 2.7.8 and earlier, allowing remote attackers to access restricted objects through a specially crafted URL. This high-severity vulnerability, rated 7.5 CVSS, is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its age and high EPSS/FAUCET scores, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:1.9a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:mod_python:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0646 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
gentoopatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: mod_python-0:3.0.3-5.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: mod_python-0:3.1.3-5.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0088Moderate

security flaw

Feb 10, 2005

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
marc.info
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200502-14.xml
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10617
debian.org / security/2005/dsa-689
Patch
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/356409
US Government Resource
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-100.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-104.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/430286/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/12519
trustix.org / errata/2005/0003