CVE-2004-1315
Description
viewtopic.php in phpBB 2.x before 2.0.11 improperly URL decodes the highlight parameter when extracting words and phrases to highlight, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by double-encoding the highlight value so that special characters are inserted into the result, which is then processed by PHP exec, as exploited by the Santy.A worm.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.72539 (72.5% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.4%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- 10701 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- GLSA-200411-32 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
- 20041220 phpBB Worm (marc.info)mailing-list
- phpbb-view-sql-injection(18052) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=240513
- VU#497400 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- TA04-356A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- 13239 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- 20041118 EXEC exploit in phpBB - fix (marc.info)mailing-list
- 20041222 Re: phpBB Worm (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20041112 phpBB Code EXEC (v2.0.10) (marc.info)mailing-list
Timeline
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