CVE-2003-0283 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and HTML tags via a message with a "<<" before a tag name in the (1) subject, (2) author's name, or (3) author's e-mail.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.96% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phorum | phorum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Phorum 3.4.x - 'Message Form' HTML Injection | 2003-05-09 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251043821533&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251421925394&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7545
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11974
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251043821533&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251421925394&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7545
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11974
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