# CVE-2000-1229: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote administrators can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the language file setting, exposing sensitive system data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88hx-73hq-hqfj

## What is CVE-2000-1229?

CVE-2000-1229 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1229?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phorum Phorum.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-1229?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-1229 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phorum Phorum

- [CVE-2003-1487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1487/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1466/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2338/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2339/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-6550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6550/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1229 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-1229 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1229 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phorum Phorum. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1229/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1229/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1229
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1229
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1229

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1229/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.