CVE-2002-1537

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

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".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1519	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".

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.409% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10489.php
http://www.osvdb.org/4284
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6056

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Group Phpbb

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved: Feb 25, 2003, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 31, 2003, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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