CVE-2003-1258 describes an unauthorized administrative access vulnerability in versatileBulletinBoard (vBB) versions 0.9.5 and 0.9.6. Attackers can exploit this by manipulating the 'uid' parameter in a URL request to activate.php, granting them webmaster privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:versatilebulletinboard:versatilebulletinboard:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:versatilebulletinboard:versatilebulletinboard:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.