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CVE-2005-2028

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2028 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in MercuryBoard 1.1.4 and earlier, specifically within the index.php file. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the User-Agent HTTP header. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV or Hot List, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mercuryboard:mercuryboard_message_board:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
2.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-1058 · Jun 21, 2005
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0207 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
securityfocus.com / bid/14015
ExploitVendor Advisory