Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1537

Description

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".

Affected products

PhpBB/phpBB2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 2.0.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/10489.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/6056nvdPatchVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-10/0385.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/4284nvd

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