Back
CVE-2004-1404
Attachment Mod 2.3.10 module for phpBB, when used with Apache mod_mime, does not properly handle files with multiple file extensions, such…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 2.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 13% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Attachment Mod 2.3.10 module for phpBB, when used with Apache mod_mime, does not properly handle files with multiple file extensions, such as .php.rar, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary code.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 13421 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20041216 STG Security Advisory: [SSA-20041215-18] Vulnerability of uploading files with multiple extensions in phpBB Attachment Mod (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11893 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.opentools.de/board/viewtopic.php?t=3590 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- attachment-mod-file-upload(18438) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-1401 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2004-1404)Record last updated .