CVE-2000-1230
MediumExploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk88th percentile - higher than 88% of all known CVEs
Summary
Backdoor in auth.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to access restricted web pages via an HTTP request with the PHP_AUTH_USER parameter set to "boogieman".
Risk Assessment
An attacker can bypass authentication and gain access to protected resources, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.
Recommendation
Update Phorum to a version later than 3.0.7 or remove the backdoor from the auth.php3 file.
Other vulnerabilities in Phorum
See all- CVE-2000-1234Medium
violation.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to send e-mails to arbitrary addresses and possibly use Phorum as a "spam proxy" by setting the Mod and ForumName parameters.
- CVE-2000-1228Medium
Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to change the administrator password without authentication via an HTTP request to admin.php3 that sets the step, option, confirm, and newPssword variables.
- CVE-2000-1229Medium
Directory traversal vulnerability in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote Phorum administrators to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in the default .langfile name field in the Master Settings administrative function, which causes the file to be displayed in admin.php3.
- CVE-2000-1232Medium
upgrade.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 could allow remote attackers to modify certain Phorum database tables via an unknown method.
- CVE-2000-1231Medium
code.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files in the phorum directory via the query string.
Original NVD description (English source)
Backdoor in auth.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to access restricted web pages via an HTTP request with the PHP_AUTH_USER parameter set to "boogieman".