CVE-2000-1230

Exp

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".

Published: 2000-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2000-1230

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 ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-1230

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-1230

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2000-1230

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-1230

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2000-1230

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