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TI-2004-02115 Aliases CVE-2004-2243GHSA-c689-hwv4-37cm

Phorum allows remote attackers to hijack sessions of other users by stealing and…

Priority LOW 36Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Phorum allows remote attackers to hijack sessions of other users by stealing and replaying the session hash in the phorum_uriauth parameter, as demonstrated using profile.php. NOTE: the affected version was reported to be 4.3.7, but this may be erroneous.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01532 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7VulnerablePhorum
  • cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·Phorum

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2243
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c689-hwv4-37cm

References

Other 1

  • TI-2002-00741 Phorum 3.3.2a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an HTTP request… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-01387 Multiple "command injection" vulnerabilities in Phorum 3.4 through 3.4.2 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-02256 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in include/admin/banlist.php in Phorum… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-02167 include/controlcenter/users.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2006-02957 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in common.php in PHORUM 5.1.13 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-02257 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Phorum before 5.1.22 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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