# CVE-2003-1244: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in phpBB to brute force user passwords and gain unauthorized forum access.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jwcv-v5fq-fx8v

## What is CVE-2003-1244?

CVE-2003-1244 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1244?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Group Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1244 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1244 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PHPBB2 - 'Page_Header.php' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Phpbb Group Phpbb

- [CVE-2007-1695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1695/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6839/): Open redirect in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6840/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-6841](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6841/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-2176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2176/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1244 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phpbb Group Phpbb, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1244 exists.

Affected product: Phpbb Group Phpbb. 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-2003-1244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1244

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