PT-2003-2203 · Vbb · Vbb

Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-1258

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vBB versions 0.9.5 through 0.9.6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access. This is achieved via a URL request to the activate.php endpoint with the uid parameter set to the webmaster uid.

Recommendations For versions 0.9.5 and 0.9.6, consider restricting access to the activate.php endpoint until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the uid parameter in the affected endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-1258

Affected Products

Vbb

References · 3

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0017.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1258 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/11044.php · Note