CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1471

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In prefs.php of phpBB version 1.4.0 and earlier, remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value. This causes the variables $l_statsblock in prefs.php or $l_privnotify in auth.php to be improperly initialized.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code on the server, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade phpBB to the latest version to eliminate this vulnerability and to review and validate user input values.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified by the user and later used in an eval statement.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS