Session fixation attack in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2018-1148
Published: May 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12745
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1148
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Tenable Nessus
Tenable Nessus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform session fixation attacks on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient session management. A remote attacker can maintain system access after a password change due to session fixation.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1148
Update to version 7.1.0.