CVE-2005-0855 describes a critical vulnerability in CoolForum 0.8.1 beta and earlier versions, allowing remote attackers to expose sensitive server path information. This is achieved by directly requesting specific PHP files, which then trigger PHP error messages revealing the full pathname. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.8.1_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coolforum:coolforum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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 records are not available for this CVE.