CVE-2008-7143

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-09-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: 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 products

phpBB: 2.0.23

References

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

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