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CVE-2007-2248: Phorum admin page lets attackers insert malicious scripts

CVE-2007-2248 · published 19 years ago

Summary

The Phorum forum software (versions before 5.1.22) has flaws in its admin.php page that let a remote user add their own JavaScript or HTML code. This could be used to trick administrators or users into running unwanted actions or revealing sensitive information. Update Phorum to the latest version or apply the vendor’s patch to stop the issue.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
phorum	phorum	<= 5.1.21 `cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum::::::::`

Original advisory text

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) group_id parameter in the groups m...

References

http://osvdb.org/35057
http://osvdb.org/35058
http://secunia.com/advisories/24932 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2617
http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76 Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466286/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616 Exploit Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017936 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.3 Medium

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published25 Apr 2007

Updated29 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2007-2248 · NVD

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