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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-2253

SQL injection vulnerability in PhpAuction 2.5 allow remote attackers to modify SQL queries via the category parameter to adsearch.php.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.21%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in PhpAuction 2.5 allow remote attackers to modify SQL queries via the category parameter to adsearch.php. NOTE: there is evidence that viewnews.php may not be part of the PhpAuction product, so it is not included in this description.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
1.21% probability · 68th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gianluca baldo/phpauction
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.21%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.2% 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.

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