CVE-2007-2338

Phorum < 5.1.20 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Banlist Delete Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-2338. PoCs published by Janek Vind.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an unauthorized access vulnerability in Phorum's banlist management due to insufficient input validation, allowing deletion of banlist entries via a crafted GET request. The issue stems from direct use of user-supplied input without proper sanitization or authorization checks.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in include/admin/banlist.php in Phorum before 5.1.22 allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized banlist deletions as an administrator via the delete parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Janek Vind · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29891

The exploit describes an unauthorized access vulnerability in Phorum's banlist management due to insufficient input validation, allowing deletion of banlist entries via a crafted GET request. The issue stems from direct use of user-supplied input without proper sanitization or authorization checks.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Phorum 5.1.20
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the admin.php endpoint · Knowledge of banlist entry IDs
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.waraxe.us/advisory-49.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.phorum.org/story.php?76
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017936
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34078
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1479
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24932
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466286/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2617
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23616
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/35061

Scores

EPSS 0.0867
EPSS Percentile 94.4%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
phorum/phorum < 5.1.20
Published Apr 27, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026