CVE-2002-1422

FUDforum - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Creation and Deletion via admbrowse.php Path Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1422. PoCs published by Ulf Harnhammar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in FUDForum's 'admbrowse.php' script, allowing administrators to access files outside the intended directories. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker could retrieve the '/etc/passwd' file by manipulating the 'cur' and 'dest' parameters.

Description

admbrowse.php in FUDforum before 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or delete files via URL-encoded pathnames in the cur and dest parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Ulf Harnhammar · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21724

The exploit describes a directory traversal vulnerability in FUDForum's 'admbrowse.php' script, allowing administrators to access files outside the intended directories. The provided URL demonstrates how an attacker could retrieve the '/etc/passwd' file by manipulating the 'cur' and 'dest' parameters.

Classification
Writeup 80%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FUDForum (version not specified)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Administrator access to the FUDForum interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0082.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5502
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/288042
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9901.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0661
EPSS Percentile 93.0%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
ilia_alshanetsky/fudforum 1.2.8
ilia_alshanetsky/fudforum 1.9.8
ilia_alshanetsky/fudforum 2.0.2
Published Apr 11, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026