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CVE-2004-1315
viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight,…
High7.5EPSS 72.5%
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- mitre
Description
viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.
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)
- 72.5% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (4 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
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- 10701 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200411-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20041220 phpBB Worm (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- phpbb-view-sql-injection(18052) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#497400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA04-356A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 13239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20041118 EXEC exploit in phpBB - fix (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20041222 Re: phpBB Worm (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20041112 phpBB Code EXEC (v2.0.10) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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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