CVE-2005-2478

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

SQL injection vulnerability in SilverNews 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user field on the login page in the Admin control panel.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.53%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 74
Score date: 10/8/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Silver-scripts — Silvernews

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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