CVE-2003-0283 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum versions prior to 3.4.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and HTML tags into messages, specifically within the subject, author's name, or author's email fields, by prepending a "<<" before a tag name. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Its FAUCET Risk Score is 85/100. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-22579). Despite this, there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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