Vulnerability in phpBB
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.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.077 (94.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.077 · newest: 0.077 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167 (Exploit, Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-1471?
- CVE-2001-1471 is a high-severity vulnerability in phpBB, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2001-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2001-1471?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.