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CVE-2003-1373

Published: Oct 17, 2007Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 34.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in auth.php for PhpBB 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences followed by NULL (%00) characters in CGI parameters, as demonstrated using the lang parameter in prefs.php.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
phpbbphpbb group
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
phpbb grouposs-projectGBWeb & CMS Pluginsaka phpbb, phpbb-auction, phpbb advanced guestbook

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6889
securityfocus.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
archives.neohapsis.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11407
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 17, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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