CVE-2003-1216

Exp

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php for phpBB 2.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL and gain privileges via the search_id parameter.

Published: 2003-11-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1216 is rated High Exploit Risk (70/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.79%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2003-1216

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
137 exploit_db edb 2003-12-21 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1216

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.13% 1.79% -1.34%
2 2026-03-08 3.60% 3.13% -0.47%
3 2026-02-23 — 3.60% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1216

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1216

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1216

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phpbb_group phpbb 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc3 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phpbb_group phpbb 2.0_rc4 cpe:2.3:a:phpbb_group:phpbb:2.0_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1216

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