CVE-2002-0903
register.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a small number of random values for the "code" parameter that is provided to action.php to approve a new registration, along with predictable new user ID's, which allows remote attackers to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
register.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a small number of random values for the "code" parameter that is provided to action.php to approve a new registration, along with predictable new user ID's, which allows remote attackers to hijack new user accounts via a brute force attack on the new user ID and the code value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.77% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- woltlab/burning board
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274269
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9177.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4859Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274269
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9177.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4859Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.