Session hijacking in Pivotal Spring Framework
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-0201 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-254 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Pivotal Spring Framework Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
| Vendor | Pivotal |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Session hijacking
EUVDB-ID: #VU8434
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0201
CWE-ID:
CWE-254 - Security Features
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform session fixation attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficiently secure session id generation in the Java SockJS client. A remote attacker can hijack an existing user's session and send messages to other sessions via unspecified vectors.
Update to version 4.1.5.
Pivotal Spring Framework: 4.1 - 4.4
External linkshttp://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-0201
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
