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CVE-2003-1373

Directory traversal vulnerability in auth.php for PhpBB 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allo...

Medium CVSS 6.8

Overview

Directory traversal vulnerability in auth.php for PhpBB 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences followed by NULL (%00) characters in CGI parameters, as demonstrated using the lang parameter in prefs.php.

CWE: CWE-22 Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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