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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2002-1757 json

PHProjekt 2.0 through 3.1 relies on the $PHP_SELF variable for authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for s…

published 2002-12-31 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-1736

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

PHProjekt 2.0 through 3.1 relies on the $PHP_SELF variable for authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for scripts via a request to a .php file with "sms" in the URL, which is included in the PATH_INFO portion of the $PHP_SELF variable, as demonstrated using "mail_send.php/sms".

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-21421)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-21421 PHProjekt 2.x/3.x - Authentication Bypass webapps, 2002-04-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4596 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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