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CVE-2002-1707

install.php in phpBB 2.0 through 2.0.1, when "allow_url_fopen" and "register_globals" variables are set to "on", allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modifying the phpbb_root_dir parameter to reference a URL on a remote web server that contains the code.

  • Published: Dec 31, 2002
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2002-1707
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0.1 2.0.1.x
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0_rc2 2.0_rc2.x
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0_rc1 2.0_rc1.x
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0_rc4 2.0_rc4.x
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0.0 2.0.0.x
phpbb_group / phpbb 2.0_rc3 2.0_rc3.x