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prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Apr 30, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 22, 2026

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

prefs.php in phpBB 1.4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code via an invalid language value, which prevents the variables (1) $l_statsblock in prefs.php or (2) $l_privnotify in auth.php from being properly initialized, which can be modified by the user and later used in an eval statement.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 31, 2001
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 30, 2022
Last updated Mar 22, 2026

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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(94th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Initialization

The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2001-1471

GHSA ID

GHSA-xxf9-rgcc-942c

Source code

No known source code

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