Input validation error in Symfony - CVE-2015-8124
Published: December 7, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40586
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8124
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SensioLabs
Affected software:
Symfony
Symfony
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Session fixation vulnerability in the "Remember Me" login feature in Symfony 2.3.x before 2.3.35, 2.6.x before 2.6.12, and 2.7.x before 2.7.7 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via a session id. <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/384.htm">CWE-384: Session Fixation</a>
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8124
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173271.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173300.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/89
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3402
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537183/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77694
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2015-8124-session-fixation-in-the-remember-me-login-feature