TI-2002-00876 Aliases CVE-2002-0903 GHSA-m6q2-xqp2-xxxv

register.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a small number of random…

LOW 36Published 2002-08-31 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

register.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wbboard) 1.1.1 uses a small number of random values for the "code" parameter that is provided to action.php to approve a new registration, along with predictable new user ID's, which allows remote attackers to hijack new user accounts via a brute force attack on the new user ID and the code value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01771 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:1.1.1:::::::*	1.1.1	Vulnerable	Woltlab

cpe:2.3:a:woltlab:burning_board:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Woltlab

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0903
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6q2-xqp2-xxxv

References

Advisory 1

burningboard-bbs-account-hijacking(9177)

TI-2006-01061 SQL injection vulnerability in Datenbank MOD 2.7 and earlier for Woltlab Burning Board… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2002-01427 SQL injection vulnerability in board.php for WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) 2.0 RC 1 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2008-00823 SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in WoltLab Burning Board 3.0.3 PL 1 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-01460 SQL injection vulnerability in usergroups.php in Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) 2.x allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-00378 SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) 1.0.2 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2006-04845 SQL injection vulnerability in thread.php in WoltLab Burning Board (wBB) 2.3.x allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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