HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2005-2498
HIGH

CVE-2005-2498

CWE-94Published: August 15, 2005· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Eval injection vulnerability in PHPXMLRPC 1.1.1 and earlier (PEAR XML-RPC for PHP), as used in multiple products including (1) Drupal, (2) phpAdsNew, (3) phpPgAds, and (4) phpgroupware, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via certain nested XML tags in a PHP document that should not be nested, which are injected into an eval function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1921.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2005-2498 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityP
IntegrityP
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
gggeek1 product(s)
phpxmlrpc
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_152005.67.html
PATCHhttp://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_152005.67.html
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112412415822890&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112431497300344&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-798
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-842
ADVISORYhttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408125
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14560
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112412415822890&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112431497300344&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-798
ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-842
ADVISORYhttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/408125
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14560

All References (66)

→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112412415822890&w=2Third Party Advisory
→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112431497300344&w=2Third Party Advisory
→
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2Third Party Advisory
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16431Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16432Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16441Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16460Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16465Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16468Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16469Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16491Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16550Broken Link
→
http://secunia.com/advisories/16558Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/16563Broken Link
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http://secunia.com/advisories/16619Broken Link

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2005-2498
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-94
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 15, 2005

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2005-2498 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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