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CVE-2005-3079

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3079 describes a "code inclusion" vulnerability in PunBB versions prior to 1.2.8, allowing authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the user language selection. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_alphaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_beta1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0_beta1aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:punbb:punbb:1.0_beta1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
55.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0089 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 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 0.1 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

secunia.com / advisories/16908
PatchVendor Advisory
punbb.org / changelogs/1.2.7_to_1.2.8.txt