CVE-2003-1487

Multiple "command injection" vulnerabilities in Phorum 3.4 through 3.4.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and modify the Phorum configuration files via the (1) UserAdmin program, (2) Edit user profile, or (3) stats program.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1487 is rated High Risk (73.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.64%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1487

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 2025-12-09 6.45% 7.64% +1.19%
2 2025-07-14 8.93% 6.45% -2.48%
3 2025-03-30 8.93%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1487

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1487

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1487

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1487

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