A Session Fixation vulnerability exists in chatwoot/chatwoot versions prior to 2.4.0. The application does not invalidate existing sessions on other devices when a user changes their password, allowing old sessions to persist. This can lead to unauthorized access if an attacker has obtained a session token.
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.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Chatwoot | Chatwoot | * | 2.4.0 (excluding) |
Such a scenario is commonly observed when:
In the generic exploit of session fixation vulnerabilities, an attacker creates a new session on a web application and records the associated session identifier. The attacker then causes the victim to associate, and possibly authenticate, against the server using that session identifier, giving the attacker access to the user’s account through the active session.