CVE-2008-7143
phpBB 2.0.23 includes the session ID in a request to modcp.php when the moderator or...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7143- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-7143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7102 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7102- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8jrx-4wqj-328p No score
phpBB 2.0.23 includes the session ID in a request to modcp.php when the moderator or...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8jrx-4wqj-328p- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-7143 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Phpbb, published September 1, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.