SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.