CVE-2003-0559 is a critical vulnerability affecting phpforum 2 RC-1 and potentially earlier versions, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code. This is achieved by manipulating the MAIN_PATH parameter to reference a malicious URL on a remote web server. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it presents a high severity risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpforum:phpforum:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.