SB2016091304 - Session fixation in Cisco FireSIGHT
Published: September 13, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091304
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Session fixation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6394)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to hijack the valid user's session.The vulnerability exists due to web application uses previously generated session identifiers when the victim logs in to the application. A remote attacker can perform a session fixation attack and hijack target user's session.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in hijacking of valid user's browser session.Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.