CVE-2005-1787 in the critical feed json
setup.php in phpStat 1.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the $check variable.
published 2005-05-27 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1789
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.3%
- EPSS 12.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 3
- Exploit-DB
Summary
setup.php in phpStat 1.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the $check variable.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-1018)
Exploit prediction
12.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1018 phpStat 1.5 - 'setup.php' Authentication Bypass (PHP) (2) webapps, 2005-05-30
- EDB-1017 phpStat 1.5 - 'setup.php' Authentication Bypass (PHP) (1) webapps, 2005-05-30
- EDB-1016 phpStat 1.5 - 'setup.php' Authentication Bypass webapps, 2005-05-30
- soulblack.com.ar http://www.soulblack.com.ar/repo/tools/sbphpstatpoc.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
soulblack.com.ar
/repo/tools/sbphpstatpoc.txt
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=111721290726958&w=2
mailing-list
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1014064
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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soulblack.com.ar
/repo/papers/advisory/PhpStat_advisory.txt
broken-link
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secunia.com
/advisories/15516
third-party-advisory, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1787
- NVD CVE-2005-1787
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