Information disclosure in Phpbb

CVE-2008-4125

The search function in phpBB 2.x provides a search_id value that leaks the state of PHP's PRNG, which allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information, as demonstrated by a cross-application attack against WordPress, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-0632.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.016 (73.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Phpbb — versions 2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References