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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-2718

PHPMyChat 0.14.5 does not remove or protect setup.php3 after installation, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information including database passwords via a direct request.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.66%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

PHPMyChat 0.14.5 does not remove or protect setup.php3 after installation, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information including database passwords via a direct request.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.66% probability · 76th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 December 2004
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
php heaven/phpmychat
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.66%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-703source ↗phpMyChat 0.14.5 - Remote Improper File Permissionsphp · sysbugwebapps22 December 2004yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.