CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-26037

Insufficient Session Expiration

Published: Jul 07, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in Joomla! 2.5.0 through 3.9.27. CMS functions did not properly termine existing user sessions when a users password was changed or the user was blocked.

Weakness

According to WASC, “Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization.”

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Joomla!Joomla2.5.0 (including)3.9.27 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References