Backdoor in auth.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to access restricted web pages via an HTTP request with the PHP_AUTH_USER parameter set to "boogieman".
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-1230 is rated Exploit Available (59.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.96%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20588 | exploit_db | edb | 2000-01-06 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 10.46% | 2.96% | -7.50% |
| 2 | 2026-02-19 | 7.29% | 10.46% | +3.17% |
| 3 | 2025-06-09 | — | 7.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://hispahack.ccc.de/mi020.html | |
| http://www.digitalsec.net/stuff/z-mirrors/hispahack/mi020.htm | Exploit Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2274 |