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CVE-2003-1373
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.
Published: Dec 31, 2003
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CWE-22
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 1.4.0 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 1.4.1 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 1.4.2 |
| phpbb_group | phpbb | 1.4.4 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-5wg6-v5wg-r8c6
Directory traversal vulnerability in auth.php for PhpBB 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allows remote...
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6889
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11407
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6889
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11407
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
6.8 / 10
EPSS Score
1.27%
Top 33% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
27.6 / 100
Data Sources
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