CVE-2007-2249 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Phorum versions prior to 5.1.22. Remote authenticated moderators could exploit this flaw by manipulating the user_ids POST parameter or the userdata array within include/controlcenter/users.php to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring authentication but having low attack complexity, and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-29889), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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