RCE in Phpgreetz

CVE-2005-3861

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in content.php in phpGreetz 0.99 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the content parameter.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2005-11-29 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Phpgreetz

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/210 (third-party-advisory)
securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/15575 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2601 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/417798/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)