# CVE-2000-1230: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Phorum by setting a specific HTTP parameter, gaining unauthorized access to restricted pages.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h9p6-q3mf-6wj3

## What is CVE-2000-1230?

CVE-2000-1230 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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".

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1230?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phorum Phorum.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-1230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-1230 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1230 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Phorum 3.0.7 - 'auth.php3' Backdoor Access (exploitdb)

## 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-2000-1230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-1230 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1230 exists.

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-2000-1230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.