CVE-2002-1481 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.2% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
savesettings.php in phpGB 1.20 and earlier does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary PHP code by using savesettings.php to modify config.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.19% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpgb | phpgb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPGB 1.1/1.2 - PHP Code Injection | 2002-09-09 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0076.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10065.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5679
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0076.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10065.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5679
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