CVE-2017-12965

Session fixation vulnerability in Apache2Triad 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the PHPSESSID parameter.

Weakness

Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

Affected Software

Extended Description

Such a scenario is commonly observed when:

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/196.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/21.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/31.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/39.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/60.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/61.html

References

• http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/APACHE2TRIAD-SERVER-STACK-v1.5.4-MULTIPLE-CVE.txt
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143863/Apache2Triad-1.5.4-CSRF-XSS-Session-Fixation.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100447
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42520/