# CVE-2005-0614: sessions.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the autologinid value in a cookie.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-03-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

sessions.php in phpBB 2.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the autologinid value in a cookie.

## What to do

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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110970201920206&w=2
- http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=267563
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110999268130739&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14413
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/871
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/889
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/897

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