CVE-2001-0527

DCScripts DCForum <=2000 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0527. PoCs published by Franklin DeMatto.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in DCForum where improper input validation allows an attacker to inject malicious data into the user registration process, enabling privilege escalation to admin and potential remote command execution. The PoC demonstrates this by crafting a malicious 'Lastname' field with URL-encoded pipes and newlines to corrupt user records.

Description

DCScripts DCForum versions 2000 and earlier allow a remote attacker to gain additional privileges by inserting pipe symbols (|) and newlines into the last name in the registration form, which will create an extra entry in the registration database.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Franklin DeMatto · perlremotecgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20849

This exploit targets a vulnerability in DCForum where improper input validation allows an attacker to inject malicious data into the user registration process, enabling privilege escalation to admin and potential remote command execution. The PoC demonstrates this by crafting a malicious 'Lastname' field with URL-encoded pipes and newlines to corrupt user records.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DCForum (versions prior to the fix for CVE-2001-0527)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have DCForum installed with vulnerable version · Registration functionality must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/480
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0122.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6538
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2728

Scores

EPSS 0.0454
EPSS Percentile 90.4%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
dcscripts/dcforum 6.0
dcscripts/dcforum_2000 1.0
Published Aug 14, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026