CVE-2011-4561 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum version 5.2.18, specifically within the admin.php component. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML via the PATH_INFO to admin/index.php. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), the vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit, requires no authentication, and primarily impacts data integrity through arbitrary script execution. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-36201) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though it has garnered no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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