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CVE-2002-1537

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly...

10.0 High

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".

Exploit likelihood

2.41%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".

Record
CVE-2002-1537
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".

Record
CVE-2002-1537
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1519 No score

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".

Record
EUVD-2002-1519
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgp4-wfr7-8prp No score

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly...

admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".

Record
GHSA-cgp4-wfr7-8prp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2002-1537 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published March 31, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.41%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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