CVE-2000-1229

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.

What this means for your business

It affects Phorum. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
An attacker can use it remotely, over a network.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 74% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Phorum, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 5.0 (v2.0)
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Assigned by: cve@mitre.org

Dates

Published: 2000-12-31
Last modified: 2026-09-23
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Phorum Phorum3.0.7

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.