A WebFlux application with a compromised subdomain (for example, compromised via cross-site scripting (XSS)) is vulnerable to an escalation attack exchanging a known session ID for that of an authenticated user.
Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.
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
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring_framework | Vmware | * | 5.3.49 (excluding) |
| Spring_framework | Vmware | 6.1.0 (including) | 6.1.28 (excluding) |
| Spring_framework | Vmware | 6.2.0 (including) | 6.2.19 (excluding) |
| Spring_framework | Vmware | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.8 (excluding) |
| Libspring-java | Ubuntu | questing | * |
Extended Description
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.
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