MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum 5.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via search.php
Published Jul 17, 2005
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.26%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum 5.0.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via search.php. NOTE: some sources have reported that the affected file is read.php, but this is inconsistent with the vendor's patch.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.26% 0.01255
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01255
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 68.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.26% (0.01255) | 65.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00504) | 64.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 85.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 84.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 82.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://phorum.org/cvs-changelog-5.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12980 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011921 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11538 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17846 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://phorum.org/cvs-changelog-5.txt | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12980 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011921 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11538 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17846 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 17, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 17, 2005
Link CVE-2004-2241
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a