CVE-2003-0486 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in phpBB 2.0.5 and earlier, specifically within the viewtopic.php script. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to steal password hashes by manipulating the topic_id parameter. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), it is a medium-severity issue, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to partial confidentiality impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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