CVE-2001-1471 (GCVE-0-2001-1471)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-04-21 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfo… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Date Public
2001-08-03 00:00
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