CVE-2005-2565: Gravity Board X (GBX) 1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) a 1 in the perm para

Routine

MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2005-2565 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting gravity board x. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Gravity Board X (GBX) 1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) a 1 in the perm parameter to deletethread.php or a direct request to (2) ban.php, (3) addnews.php, (4) banned.php, (5) boardstats.php, (6) adminform.php, (7) /forms/admininfo.php, (8) /forms/announcements.php, (9) forms/banform.php, or (10) other pages in the /forms directory, which reveal the path in an error message.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 31%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2005-08-16
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: gravity board x development team

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2005-08-16 04:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:15 UTCUpdated Record last modified

gravity board x development team gravity board x DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy gravity-board-x || rpm -q gravity-board-x || gravity-board-x --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison gravity-board-x sudo apt install gravity-board-x=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.1> sudo apt-mark hold gravity-board-x

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list gravity-board-x sudo dnf downgrade gravity-board-x-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.1> sudo dnf versionlock add gravity-board-x

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2005-2565?

gravity board x: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2005-2565 being exploited?

CVE-2005-2565 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2005-2565 affect?

CVE-2005-2565 affects gravity board x. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). Gravity Board X (GBX) 1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) a 1 in the perm parameter to deletethread.php or a direct request to (2) ban.php, (3) addnews.php, (4) banned.php, (5) boardstats.php, (6) adminform.p

How urgent is CVE-2005-2565?

Priority 35/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

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