CVE-2007-0769 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in register.php in Phorum 5.1.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "The characters are escaped properly.

Published: 2007-02-06

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01465.

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?12%2C119757
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458461/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/458467/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22297
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0410

History

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Subscriptions

Phorum Phorum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-06T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:19.769Z

Reserved: 2007-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0769

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-06T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0769

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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