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CVE-2011-3613: Vanilla Forums may allow session hijacking
CVE-2011-3613 · published 6 years ago
Summary
The forum software versions before 2.0.17.9 do not protect cookies correctly, so a malicious website could steal a user's login session. This could let an attacker act as the user within the forum. Upgrade to version 2.0.17.9 or later to fix the problem.
What to do
- Update vanillaforums vanilla to version 2.0.17.9 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| vanillaforums | vanilla |
< 2.0.17.9 cpe:2.3:a:vanillaforums:vanilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
An issue exists in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.17.9 due to the way cookies are handled.
An issue exists in Vanilla Forums before 2.0.17.9 due to the way cookies are handled.
References
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/105853/Secunia-Security-Advisory-46387.htm... Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/10/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Type
CWE-200Information Exposure
Timeline
Published22 Jan 2020
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2011-3613 · NVD
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