CVE-2003-0283

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Published May 14, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and HTML tags via a message with a "<<" before a tag name in the (1) subject, (2) author's name, or (3) author's e-mail.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0278	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Phorum before 3.4.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script and HTML tags via a message with a "<<" before a tag name in the (1) subject, (2) author's name, or (3) author's e-mail.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.0% (3.964% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251043821533&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105251421925394&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7545
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11974

History

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Subscriptions

Phorum Phorum

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 14, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved: May 12, 2003, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 16, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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