CVE-2000-1230 describes a backdoor vulnerability in Phorum 3.0.7's auth.php3 script, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication and access restricted web pages by setting the PHP_AUTH_USER parameter to "boogieman" in an HTTP request. This vulnerability is rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.0), indicating it can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to unauthorized information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20588) confirms the existence of exploit code, though there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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