CVE-2008-7241
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PunBB before 1.2.17 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified users for requests related to a logout, probably a forced logout.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PunBB before version 1.2.17 allows remote attackers to force logout of authenticated users by tricking them into visiting malicious pages. The logout action lacks anti-CSRF tokens, enabling attackers to forge requests on behalf of authenticated users.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.2.16= 1.0= 1.1= 1.1.1= 1.1.2= 1.1.3= 1.1.4= 1.1.5= 1.2= 1.2.1= 1.2.2= 1.2.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed PunBB versionCheck the version file or footer of pages. Common locations: footer.php, version.php, or view the HTML source for a version comment. Alternatively, search for a 'PUN_VERSION' constant in the source code.Affected if Installed version is 1.2.16 or earlier, or any of these: 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3
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Locate logout scriptFind the logout handler. Typical paths include 'login.php?action=logout' or 'logout.php'. Search the source for the logout action handling code.Affected if The logout functionality exists and handles user session termination
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Check logout code for CSRF protectionExamine the logout handler source code for presence of anti-CSRF tokens. Look for token validation using functions like 'check_csrf', 'verify_token', or 'form_token' field validation. Inspect the logout form if one exists for a hidden token field.Affected if The logout action lacks token validation or the logout form has no hidden CSRF token field
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Verify token validation on logout POSTIf using POST for logout, confirm the request includes and validates a token. If using GET, this indicates no CSRF protection. Check if the logout action validates a session token before processing.Affected if Logout processes without validating a CSRF token in the request
You are affected if your PunBB installation is version 1.2.16 or earlier and the logout action does not validate anti-CSRF tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade PunBB to version 1.2.17 or later which contains the CSRF fix. As an interim measure, implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing actions including logout.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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