CVE-2002-1537 json
admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed for…
published 2003-03-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1519
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/6056 advisory
- iss.net/security_center/static/10489.php advisory
Exploit prediction
2.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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/6056
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/10489.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/4284
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-1537
- NVD CVE-2002-1537
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