CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0287

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

pforum version 1.14 and earlier does not explicitly enable PHP magic quotes, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via an SQL injection attack when the PHP server is not configured to use magic quotes by default.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious consequences, including data loss and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to enable magic quotes in the PHP configuration and update pforum to the latest version to minimize the risk of SQL injection attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

pforum 1.14 and earlier does not explicitly enable PHP magic quotes, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via an SQL injection attack when the PHP server is not configured to use magic quotes by default.

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