PT-2003-1270 · Phpbb · Phpbb

Published 2003-03-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1537

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 version 2.0.0

Description The issue allows local users to gain administrator privileges. This is achieved by directly calling the 'admin ug auth.php' script with modified form fields, such as the u variable.

Recommendations For phpBB version 2.0.0, consider restricting access to the 'admin ug auth.php' script until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the u variable in the affected script to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1537

Affected Products

Phpbb

References · 6

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.html · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6056 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1537 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10489.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/4284 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1537 · Note