PT-2002-1524 · Phpbb · Phpbb

Published 2002-08-12 · Updated 2016-09-17 · CVE-2002-0473

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions phpBB versions 2.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code from remote servers. This is achieved by exploiting the phpbb root path parameter in the db.php file.

Recommendations For phpBB versions 2.0 and earlier, consider restricting access to the db.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the phpbb root path parameter in the db.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0473

Affected Products

Phpbb

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0473 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/8476.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4380 · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/262600 · Vendor Advisory
• http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0473 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html · Note
• http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/4268 · Note