CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-43828

Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' Attribute

Published: May 25, 2026 | Modified: Jul 24, 2026
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

Default configurations of Apache Shiro send sensitive cookies in HTTPS session without Secure attribute.

This issue affects Apache Shiro from 1.0 to 2.1.0, and 3.0.0-alpha-1.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.1.1, or 3.0.0-alpha-2 or later, which fixes the issue.

In the affected versions, Shiro-native session manager, as well as Remember-Me manager sends JSESSIONID and rememberMe cookies without secure attribute by default.

Weakness

The Secure attribute for sensitive cookies in HTTPS sessions is not set.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ShiroApache*2.1.1 (excluding)
ShiroApache3.0.0-alpha1 (including)3.0.0-alpha1 (including)
ShiroUbuntuquesting*

Potential Mitigations

References