CVE-2000-1230 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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".
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.25% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2000-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-23 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phorum | phorum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Phorum 3.0.7 - 'auth.php3' Backdoor Access | 2000-01-06 |
References
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html
- http://hispahack.ccc.de/mi020.html
- http://www.digitalsec.net/stuff/z-mirrors/hispahack/mi020.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2274
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html
- http://hispahack.ccc.de/mi020.html
- http://www.digitalsec.net/stuff/z-mirrors/hispahack/mi020.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2274
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