CVE-2011-4561

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Published Nov 28, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Phorum 5.2.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to admin/index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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:5.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4487	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin.php in Phorum 5.2.18 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the PATH_INFO to admin/index.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Metrics

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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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.540% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/76026
http://secunia.com/advisories/46282
http://www.rul3z.de/advisories/SSCHADV2011-023.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519991/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49920

History

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Subscriptions

Phorum Phorum

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 28, 2011, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved: Nov 28, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 28, 2011, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

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