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Medium
CVE-2002-1707
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals"...
Vulnerability Description
install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
phpbb group
View all reports →Affected Software
phpbb
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.0_rc1, 2.0_rc2, 2.0_rc3, 2.0_rc4
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 21st, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.