include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated moderators to gain privileges via a modified (1) user_ids POST parameter or (2) userdata array.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2249 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 15.92%, 95th percentile). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29889 | exploit_db | edb | 2007-04-23 | 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 | 2025-12-12 | 15.41% | 15.92% | +0.51% |
| 2 | 2025-08-11 | 15.93% | 15.41% | -0.53% |
| 3 | 2025-04-01 | — | 15.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |