CVE-2002-0473 json
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_…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0470
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.3%
- EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/4380 advisory
Exploit prediction
5.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4380
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/8476.php
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/82/262600
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- phpbb.sourceforge.net /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9483
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0229.html
mailing-list
- prdownloads.sourceforge.net /phpbb/phpBB-2.0.1.zip
-
osvdb.org
/4268
vdb-entry
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0221.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0473
- NVD CVE-2002-0473
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