CVE-2002-0473

N/A Unknown

Published: August 12, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/262600

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://phpbb.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8476.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/4268

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4380

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html