CVE-2002-1707 affects phpBB versions 2.0 through 2.0.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code. This occurs when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" are enabled, permitting modification of the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a malicious remote URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, resulting in partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_rc2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_rc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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