SB2016092004 - Session Fixation in Drupal Drupal
Published: September 20, 2016 Updated: September 20, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092004
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
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: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to access other users' initial session ID.The weakness is caused by problems with users' session regeneration during a login event. After victim's authentication attackers may use the 'fixed' session ID that allows him to obtain valid user's session.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in getting access to another user's session.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.