CVE-2007-2248 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Phorum versions prior to 5.1.22, specifically within the admin.php component. Attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group_id parameter in the groups module or the smiley_id parameter in the smileys modsettings module. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting integrity (information disclosure/manipulation). While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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