Question

I will explain how to reproduce my problem:

1. Log into my page: session variables are set as $_SESSION['logged'] = true and $_SESSION['id'] = 123.

2. Inside the main menu, click the log out option. The code is like this:

   function logout()
   {
       session_start();
       $_SESSION['id'] = null;
       $_SESSION['logged'] = null;
   
       unset($_SESSION);
   
       session_destroy();
   
       require_once('Views/SessionExpiredView.php');
   }
   

3. In the session expired view I display a link to the login page; there, the session is null.

4. I click back on the browser, and click OK to resend information.

5. The session becomes again $_SESSION['logged'] = true and $_SESSION['id'] = 123 and I am logged in again and able to see all the information related to the ID 123.

This is a security issue and I don’t know what is happening.

Answer 1

Step 4: You click back and click “Resend information” — that means that you have resent your previous POST information (apparently the login and the password) — so nothing unusual.

A hint: just make a redirect after logging the user in.