Session fixation in NGINX OpenID Connect

1) Session fixation

EUVDB-ID: #VU100049

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-10318

CWE-ID: CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise accounts of other users.

The vulnerability exists due to a session fixation issue within the NGINX OpenID Connect reference implementation. A remote user can associate a victim's session with an account controlled by the attacker and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NGINX Instance Manager: 2.5.0 - 2.17.3

NGINX Ingress Controller: 1.12.5 - 3.7.0

NGINX API Connectivity Manager: 1.3.0 - 1.9.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_instance_manager:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_instance_manager:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_instance_manager:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_ingress_controller:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_ingress_controller:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_ingress_controller:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_api_connectivity_manager:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_api_connectivity_manager:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:f5_networks:nginx_api_connectivity_manager:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000148232

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.