CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-7143

6.8 MEDIUM Published 2009-09-01 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2009-09-01
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

phpBB 2.0.23 includes the session ID in a request to modcp.php when the moderator or administrator closes a thread, which allows remote attackers to hijack the session via a post in the thread containing a URL to a remotely hosted image, which might include the session ID in the Referer header.

Affected configurations

• phpbb phpbb 2.0.23

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References