Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2008-7143 (CCN-53072)

Assigned:2008-03-18
Published:2008-03-18
Updated:2018-10-11
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.8 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-200
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Mar 18 2008 - 17:00:52 CDT
phpBB 2.0.23 Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2008-7143

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
51121

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 51121
phpBB modcp.php side Parameter Referer Session ID Disclosure

Source: CCN
Type: phpBB Web site
phpBB

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20080318 phpBB 2.0.23 Session Hijacking Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
phpbb-modcp-session-hijacking(53072)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:phpbb:phpbb:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
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