High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2001-1471
CVE-2001-1471
Description
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.
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References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3167nvdBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/920931nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6944nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0123.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/bugtraq/2001-08/0087.htmlnvdBroken Link
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