SQL injection vulnerability in page_header.php in phpBB 2.0, 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to brute force user passwords and possibly gain unauthorized access to forums via the forum_id parameter to index.php.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2003-1244 is rated High Exploit Risk (75/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.98%). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22267 | exploit_db | edb | 2003-02-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-02-20 | 1.16% | 1.98% | +0.82% |
| 2 | 2025-06-10 | 1.00% | 1.16% | +0.16% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0245.html | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11376.php | Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6888 | Exploit Patch |