HIGH
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
Published Apr 2, 2003
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.27%
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 products
No data.
OR
- 2.0_beta1
- 2.0_rc1
- 2.0_rc2
- 2.0_rc3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.27% 0.05273
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05273
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.27% (0.05273) | 92.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.27% (0.05273) | 91.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 16.89% (0.16891) | 94.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.54% (0.14537) | 93.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.22% (0.17220) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.54% (0.14537) | 93.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 11.01% (0.11012) | 95.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.01% (0.11012) | 94.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 93.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.26% (0.08263) | 82.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/262600 mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVVendor Advisory
- http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483 x_refsource_MISC
- http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8476.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/4268 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4380 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/262600 | mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVVendor Advisory | |
| http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8476.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/4268 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4380 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 7, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0473
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a