CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0903

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The register.php file in WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a limited number of random values for the 'code' parameter, allowing remote attackers to hijack new user accounts via a brute force attack.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can gain access to new user accounts, potentially leading to data breaches and loss of trust in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to increase the randomness of the 'code' parameter values and implement additional security measures, such as limiting registration attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

register.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a small number of random values for the "code" parameter that is provided to action.php to approve a new registration, along with predictable new user ID's, which allows remote attackers to hijack new user accounts via a brute force attack on the new user ID and the code value.

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