CVE-2001-1471
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · CWE-665
8.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)8%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944Advisory