CVE-2000-1234

Phorum 3.0.7 - Unauthenticated Email Spoofing via Mod and ForumName Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-1234. PoCs published by Max Vision.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a vulnerability in Phorum's violation.php3 script that allows remote users to send arbitrary emails via crafted URL parameters. The issue stems from improper handling of user-supplied input, enabling email relaying without authentication.

Description

violation.php3 in Phorum 3.0.7 allows remote attackers to send e-mails to arbitrary addresses and possibly use Phorum as a "spam proxy" by setting the Mod and ForumName parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Max Vision · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20587

The exploit describes a vulnerability in Phorum's violation.php3 script that allows remote users to send arbitrary emails via crafted URL parameters. The issue stems from improper handling of user-supplied input, enabling email relaying without authentication.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Phorum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the violation.php3 script on a vulnerable Phorum installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2272
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2000/01/msg00215.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://hispahack.ccc.de/mi020.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0298
EPSS Percentile 85.6%

Details

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