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TI-2002-01403 Aliases CVE-2002-1481GHSA-hmf5-722w-w2h8

savesettings.php in phpGB 1.20 and earlier does not require authentication, which allows…

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

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

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07185 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phpgb:phpgb:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.10VulnerablePhpgb
cpe:2.3:a:phpgb:phpgb:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.20VulnerablePhpgb
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpgb:phpgb:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.10 Vulnerable ·Phpgb
  • cpe:2.3:a:phpgb:phpgb:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.20 Vulnerable ·Phpgb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1481
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmf5-722w-w2h8

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2002-01404 SQL injection vulnerability in login.php for phpGB 1.20 and earlier, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01402 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpGB before 1.20 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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