VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1537
admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".
HIGH 10.0EPSS 2.48%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.48% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- phpbb group/phpbb
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10489.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4284
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6056Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10489.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4284
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6056Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.