# CVE-2002-1821: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization checks to access administrative functions and gain elevated privileges in Ultimate PHP Board.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2005
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qprv-27jh-fcj9

## What is CVE-2002-1821?

CVE-2002-1821 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ultimate PHP Board (UPB) 1.0 and 1.0b allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges and perform unauthorized actions via direct requests to (1) admin_members.php, (2) admin_config.php, (3) admin_cat.php, or (4) admin_forum.php.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1821?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ultimate Php Board Ultimate Php Board.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-3203](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3203/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6790/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1615/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1616/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-7169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7169/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1821 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1821 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1821/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1821/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1821
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1821
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1821

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1821/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.