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CVE-2002-0903
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…
High7.5EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- burningboard-bbs-account-hijacking(9177) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020526 wbbboard 1.1.1 registration _new_users_vulnerability_ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4859 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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