CVE-2004-1315
HIGH 7.5EPSS 72.5%
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.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 72.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile
- Published
- 2004-12-31
- Updated
- 2024-08-08
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Metasploit modules (1)
ExploitDB entries (4)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24274
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16890
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/647
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12510
Security advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13239
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/497400
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-356A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10701