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CVE-2005-4458

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables…

High9.0EPSS 1.8%
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Description

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-4458, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High9.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.0.

Weakness

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Affected products

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