CVE-2000-1229 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote Phorum administrators to read arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences…
published 2000-12-31 25 y ago modified 2026-09-23 46 d ago also EUVD-2000-1211
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote Phorum administrators to read arbitrary files via ".." (dot dot) sequences in the default .langfile name field in the Master Settings administrative function, which causes the file to be displayed in admin.php3.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- cert.uni-stuttgart.de http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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cert.uni-stuttgart.de
/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html
mailing-list, exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
- digitalsec.net /stuff/z-mirrors/hispahack/mi020.htm
- hispahack.ccc.de /mi020.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2000-1229
- NVD CVE-2000-1229
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