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Vulnerability record · CVE-2002-0287 · published 31 May 2002

CVE-2002-0287: Powie pforum vulnerability

PPowie · Pforum

pforum 1.14 and earlier does not explicitly enable PHP magic quotes, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via an SQL injection attack when the PHP server is not configured to use magic quotes by default.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.4% · top 16.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

pforum 1.14 and earlier does not explicitly enable PHP magic quotes, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via an SQL injection attack when the PHP server is not configured to use magic quotes by default.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101389284625019&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8203.php
http://www.powie.de/news/index.php Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4114
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101389284625019&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8203.php
http://www.powie.de/news/index.php Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4114

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2002-0287), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.