# CVE-2002-0287: pforum 1.14 and earlier does not explicitly enable PHP magic quotes, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain adminis

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-04-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4114

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