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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-7102 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:56:14.378Z

Reserved: 2009-09-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-7143

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-09-01T16:30:00.530

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-7143

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