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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2005-4317 json

Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 and earlier, with register_globals off, does not protect the $_SERVER variable from external modification, which allows r…

published 2005-12-17 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4312

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.2%
EPSS 5.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 and earlier, with register_globals off, does not protect the $_SERVER variable from external modification, which allows remote attackers to use the _SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR] parameter to (1) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks in the stats module or (2) execute arbitrary code via an eval injection attack in the wrapper option in index2.php.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26836)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

5.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26836 Limbo CMS 1.0.4.2 - 'index.php?_SERVER[REMOTE_ADDR]' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2005-12-14
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1015364 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • rgod.altervista.org http://rgod.altervista.org/limbo1042_xpl.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15871/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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