CVE-2001-1471

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167	Exploit Patch
http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2001-07-31 04:00

Updated : 2017-07-11 01:29

NVD link : CVE-2001-1471

Mitre link : CVE-2001-1471

JSON object : View

Products Affected

phpbb_group

phpbb

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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