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CVE-2002-0473

CRITICAL
10.0
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0940%
EPSS Percentile13.58th
PublishedAug 12, 2002
Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

db.php in phpBB 2.0 (aka phpBB2) RC-3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code from remote servers via the phpbb_root_path parameter.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦
Phpbb Group

Phpbb

= 2.0_beta1
📦
Phpbb Group

Phpbb

= 2.0_rc1
📦
Phpbb Group

Phpbb

= 2.0_rc2
📦
Phpbb Group

Phpbb

= 2.0_rc3

References & Advisories

🔗 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html
🔗 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html
🔗 http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/262600
🔗 http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483
🔗 http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip
🔗 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8476.php
🔗 http://www.osvdb.org/4268
🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4380

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