CVE-2005-2559 describes a critical vulnerability in the doping.php component of the ePing plugin (versions 1.02 and earlier) for the e107 portal. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or overwrite files due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the eping_count and eping_host parameters, which are susceptible to shell metacharacter injection. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and without authentication, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The impact includes potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, which is typical for a large percentage of older vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:e107:e107:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
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.