admin_ug_auth.php in phpBB 2.0.0 allows local users to gain administrator privileges by directly calling admin_ug_auth.php with modifed form fields such as "u".
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6056
http://www.osvdb.org/4284
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10489.php
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2003-03-31
Updated: 2026-06-16
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00412