VDB-15319 · CVE-2000-0141 · BID 991

Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.43 Metacharacter privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.43 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation as part of Metacharacter causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0141. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board 5.43 (Forum Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation as part of a Metacharacter leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Infopop Ultimate Bulletin Board (UBB) allows remote attackers to execute commands via shell metacharacters in the topic hidden field.

The weakness was shared 02/11/2000 by H D Moore (FIRST) as confirmed changelog entry (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ultimatebb.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0141. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/20/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 991†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/11/2000 🔍
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02/13/2000 +2 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +5244 days 🔍
04/20/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ultimatebb.com
Researcher: H D Moore (FIRST)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15319
SecurityFocus: 991 - Ultimate Bulletin Board Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 17:30
Updated: 04/20/2026 20:59
Changes: 06/23/2014 17:30 (54), 04/09/2019 00:33 (1), 04/20/2026 20:59 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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