CVE-2003-1373
phpBB 1.4.0-1.4.4 - Path Traversal via Null-Byte Terminated Dot-Dot Sequences
Title source: llmDescription
Directory traversal vulnerability in auth.php for PhpBB 1.4.0 through 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to read and include arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences followed by NULL (%00) characters in CGI parameters, as demonstrated using the lang parameter in prefs.php.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6889
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11407
Scores
EPSS
0.0127
EPSS Percentile
66.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (4)
phpbb_group/phpbb
1.4.0
phpbb_group/phpbb
1.4.1
phpbb_group/phpbb
1.4.2
phpbb_group/phpbb
1.4.4
Published
Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026