CVE-2000-1230

Phorum 3.0.7 - Unauthenticated Backdoor Access via PHP_AUTH_USER Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-1230. PoCs published by Max Vision.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Phorum due to a hardcoded backdoor password 'boogieman' in auth.php3. Attackers can access restricted files by appending PHP_AUTH_USER=boogieman to the URL.

Description

Backdoor in auth.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to access restricted web pages via an HTTP request with the PHP_AUTH_USER parameter set to "boogieman".

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Max Vision · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20588

The exploit describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Phorum due to a hardcoded backdoor password 'boogieman' in auth.php3. Attackers can access restricted files by appending PHP_AUTH_USER=boogieman to the URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Phorum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target Phorum instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2274
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://hispahack.ccc.de/mi020.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0296
EPSS Percentile 85.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
phorum/phorum 3.0.7
Published Dec 31, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026