FKIE_CVE-2008-7143

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-09-01 16:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/51121
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/51121
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phpbb phpbb 2.0.23
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{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "C7381ECE-381B-4D77-9C32-829CC520424E",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "phpBB v2.0.23 incluye la el ID de sesi\u00f3n en una petici\u00f3n a modcp.php cuando el moderador o administrador cierra un hilo, lo que permite a atacantes remotos secuestrar la sesi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un env\u00edo en el hilo conteniendo una URL a una imagen hospedada remotamente, que permite incluir el ID de sesi\u00f3n en la cabercera Referer."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-7143",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2009-09-01T16:30:00.530",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/51121"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/51121"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-200"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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