CVE-2008-7143: Phpbb

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 Phpbb: version 2.0.23 only

Published 2009-09-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.