# CVE-2008-4125: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can exploit the search function to leak PHP PRNG state, potentially exposing sensitive information from other applications.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp9f-9w77-qm8f

## What is CVE-2008-4125?

CVE-2008-4125 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4125?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpbb Phpbb.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-3224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3224/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1766](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1766/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in phpBB before 3.0.1 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "two minor security-related bu (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-70810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-70810/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2001-1471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1471/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-29199](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29199/): phpBB has Password Reset Link Poisoning via Host Header injection (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4125 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.