What is CVE-2005-1688?

CVE-2005-1688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2005-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2005-1688?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in WordPress

CVE-2005-1688

Wordpress 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to files in (1) wp-content/themes/, (2) wp-includes/, or (3) wp-admin/, which reveal the path in an error message.

EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Wordpress
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-425 — Direct Request (Forced Browsing)

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-1688?: CVE-2005-1688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under Direct Request (Forced Browsing). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2005-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2005-1688?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.