CVE-2005-0678
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in formmail.inc.php for Form Mail Script 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the script_root to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in formmail.inc.php for Form Mail Script 2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the script_root to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.76% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 March 2005
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- stadtaus/form mail script
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.8% 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.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110996489800035&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14505Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013378Exploit
- http://www.stadtaus.com/forum/t-1579.htmlPatch
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110996489800035&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14505Patch
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013378Exploit
- http://www.stadtaus.com/forum/t-1579.htmlPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.