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CVE-2005-3543

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-3543 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in Phorum versions 5.0.0alpha through 5.0.20, specifically within the search.php script when register_globals is enabled. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the forum_ids parameter. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.0_alphaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1_alphaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2_alphaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.3_betaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.3_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.4_betaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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
phorum.org / story.php
secunia.com / advisories/17456
PatchVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/153
osvdb.org / 20524
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/2332
waraxe.us / advisory-43.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory