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CVE-2001-1471

prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified by the user and later used in an eval statement.

Severity
High 8.8
Published
31 Jul 2001
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
7.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-665
Attack
Over the network · Needs a user account · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
phpBBServers and applications · cpe:a:phpbb:phpbb
  • Every version up to 1.4.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1471
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1471