CVE-2004-2242 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search.php script of Phorum, specifically versions 5.0.7 beta and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script through the 'subject' parameter. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is a medium-severity vulnerability requiring medium attack complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure (P) but no confidentiality or availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit is publicly available via ExploitDB, though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.7_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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