CVE-2008-4125
phpBB 2.x - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Search Function PRNG State Leak
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45415
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Scores
EPSS
0.0163
EPSS Percentile
73.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
phpbb/phpbb
2
Published
Sep 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026