VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-4687
PunBB 1.2.9, used alone or with F-ART BLOG:CMS, may trust a client's IP address as specified in the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header rather than the TCP/IP stack, which allows remote attackers to misrepresent their IP address by sending a modified header.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PunBB 1.2.9, used alone or with F-ART BLOG:CMS, may trust a client's IP address as specified in the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header rather than the TCP/IP stack, which allows remote attackers to misrepresent their IP address by sending a modified header.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- f-art agency/blog cms · punbb/punbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17425Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17433Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.punbb.org/changelogs/1.2.9_to_1.2.10.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15326Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17425Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17433Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.punbb.org/changelogs/1.2.9_to_1.2.10.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15326Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.