HIGH
savesettings.php in phpGB 1.20 and earlier does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary PHP code by using savesettings.php to modify config.php
Published Mar 18, 2003
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.18%
Description
savesettings.php in phpGB 1.20 and earlier does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary PHP code by using savesettings.php to modify config.php.
Affected products
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.18% 0.07185
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07185
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 | 7.18% (0.07185) | 94.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.18% (0.07185) | 93.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.76% (0.06763) | 90.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.99% (0.07993) | 86.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.76% (0.06763) | 90.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 87.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 14, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 87.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.89% (0.01888) | 86.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0076.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10065.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5679 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0076.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10065.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5679 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 5, 2003
Link CVE-2002-1481
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a