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CVE-2001-1472
SQL injection vulnerability in prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands and…
Medium4.6EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands and gain administrative access via the viewemail parameter.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010803 phpBB 1.4.0 bug leads to easy admin privileges (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3142 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- phpbb-admin-access(6944) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#314347 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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