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CVE-2001-1471

prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid lang

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.01172
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-665Improper Initialization
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Affected Products & Versions

1
phpbb<= 1.4.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
webappsphpBB 1.x - Page Header Arbitrary Command Executionverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 3167www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD31 Jul 2001 · 04:00 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.htmlBroken Link
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.htmlBroken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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