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CVE-2005-2612

58
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2612 describes a direct code injection vulnerability in WordPress versions 1.5.1.3 and earlier. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by manipulating the cache_lastpostdate[server] cookie. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
38.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: WordPress cache_lastpostdate Arbitrary Code Execution · Aug 9, 2005
ExploitDB: EDB-16895 · Jul 3, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3877 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/fulldisclosure/2005-08/0234.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/16386
Vendor Advisory