CVE-2008-7143 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2009-09-01

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0043.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/51121
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded

History

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Subscriptions

Phpbb Phpbb

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-09-01T16:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2009-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-7143

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-7143

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

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