phpGB 1.10/1.20 savesettings.php privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in phpGB 1.10/1.20. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file savesettings.php. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-1481. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in phpGB 1.10/1.20 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file savesettings.php. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

savesettings.php in phpGB 1.20 and earlier does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary PHP code by using savesettings.php to modify config.php.

The bug was discovered 09/09/2002. The weakness was shared 04/22/2003 by ppp-design (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1481. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 225 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:savesettings.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10899 (phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10065), Exploit-DB (21783), SecurityFocus (BID 5679†), OSVDB (10465†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12039†). The entry VDB-20390 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: ppp-design
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1481 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20389
X-Force: 10065
SecurityFocus: 5679 - phpGB PHP Code Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10465 - phpGB - PHP - Code Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12039 - phpGB savesettings.php Lacks Authentication, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2014 13:25
Updated: 09/05/2025 17:57
Changes: 08/08/2014 13:25 (58), 06/21/2019 09:54 (3), 01/24/2025 15:54 (27), 09/05/2025 17:57 (3)
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