Vulnerability CVE-2008-7143


Published: 2009-09-01   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
phpBB 2.0.23 Session Hijacking Vulnerability
nbbn
03.09.2009

Type:

CWE-200

(Information Exposure)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Phpbb -> Phpbb 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489815/100/0/threaded

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