Session Fixation in Jared Hanson Passport

1) Session Fixation

EUVDB-ID: #VU66181

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25896

CWE-ID: CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the session is regenerated instead of being closed when a user logs in or logs out. A remote attacker can gain access to the session.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

passport: 0.1.12 - 0.5.3

External links

http://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/pull/900
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PASSPORT-2840631
http://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/commit/7e9b9cf4d7be02428e963fc729496a45baeea608

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.