Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) group_id parameter in the groups module or (2) the smiley_id parameter in the smileys modsettings module.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2248 is rated Exploit Available (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.31%). Core evidence: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29888 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-04-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 29887 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-04-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | 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 | 7.84% | 2.31% | -5.53% |
| 2 | 2025-12-12 | 7.56% | 7.84% | +0.28% |
| 3 | 2025-11-09 | — | 7.56% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: Phorum, Phorum, 5.1.22
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/35057 | |
| http://osvdb.org/35058 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/24932 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2617 | |
| http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76 | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466286/100/0/threaded | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616 | Exploit Patch |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017936 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |