Is CVE-2005-3537 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-3537 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-3537?

CVE-2005-3537 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-3537?

Patch guidance is available from phpbb group security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-3537.

CVE-2005-3537 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-3537?

27 products: phpbb group phpbb, phpbb group phpbb, phpbb group phpbb, phpbb group phpbb, phpbb group phpbb, and 22 more.

Description

A "missing request validation" error in phpBB 2 before 2.0.18 allows remote attackers to edit private messages of other users, probably by modifying certain parameters or other inputs.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PHPBB_GROUP
Published: 12/22/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

phpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbbphpbb_group : phpbb

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD