Session Fixation in Pi-hole - CVE-2020-35591
Published: February 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50877
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35591
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the failure to generate a new session cookie after the user is logged in. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a specially crafted website and gain access to another user's session.
Affected software
Pi-hole
How to mitigate CVE-2020-35591
Install updates from vendor's website.
Pi-hole - update to 5.4