CVE-2003-1244 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 67)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in page_header.php in phpBB 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to brute force user passwords and possibly gain unauthorized access to forums via the forum_id parameter to index.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.19% — more likely to be exploited than 67% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpbb group | phpbb |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPBB2 - 'Page_Header.php' SQL Injection | 2003-02-19 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11376.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6888
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11376.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6888
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