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CVE-2005-2891

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2891 describes a vulnerability in csystems WebArchiveX.dll version 5.5.0.76 and earlier, where the component is marked safe for scripting by default. This misconfiguration allows remote attackers to read or write arbitrary files on a user's system through the MakeArchive or MakeArchiveStr methods. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.5.0.76CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:csystems:webarchivex:5.5.0.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0166 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/16722
Vendor Advisory
security-assessment.com / Advisories/WebArchiveX_-_Unsafe_Methods_Vulnerability.pdf
ExploitVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/22188
securityfocus.com / bid/14760
securitytracker.com / alerts/2005/Sep/1014867.html
ExploitVendor Advisory