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High severity · published Jul 31, 2001
CVE-2001-1471
prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock…
8.8
CVSS
7.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified by the user and later used in an eval statement.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.7% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PH
Phpbb · Phpbb
through 1.4.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
PH
Phpbb
Phpbb
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1471
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1471
Broken Link
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html
Broken Link
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944
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