CVE-2002-1707

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

Affected products

Phpbb Group Phpbb: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0_rc1, 2.0_rc2, 2.0_rc3, 2.0_rc4

References

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9370
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/277318
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9370

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