CVE-2007-2249 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated moderators to gain privileges via a modified (1) user_ids POST parameter or (2) userdata array.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.95% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-04-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phorum | phorum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Phorum 5.1.20 - '/include/controlcenter/users.php' Multiple Method Privilege Escalations | 2007-04-23 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/35059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24932
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2617
- http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017936
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1479
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html
- http://osvdb.org/35059
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24932
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2617
- http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017936
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1479
- http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html
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