CVE-2001-1471 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 7.7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 7.7% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-665 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-07-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpBB 1.x - Page Header Arbitrary Command Execution | 2001-07-31 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.html
- http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944
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