Session Fixation in http-kernel - CVE-2022-24894

 

Session Fixation in http-kernel - CVE-2022-24894

Published: February 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71735
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24894
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 cookie headers are stored in HttpCache. A remote attacker can retrieve the victim's session.


Affected software

http-kernel
Symfony
Ubuntu
Fedora
php-symfony (Ubuntu package)
php-symfony4

How to mitigate CVE-2022-24894

Install updates from vendor's website.

http-kernel - addressed in versions 4.4.50, 5.4.20, 6.0.20, 6.1.12, 6.2.6
Symfony - addressed in versions 4.4.50, 5.4.20, 6.0.20, 6.1.12, 6.2.6
php-symfony (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
php-symfony4 - addressed in versions 4.4.50-1.fc36, 4.4.50-1.fc37

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