#VU17333 Information disclosure in Guacamole - CVE-2018-1340

 

#VU17333 Information disclosure in Guacamole - CVE-2018-1340

Published: January 31, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17333
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1340
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Guacamole
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to use of a cookie for client-side storage of the user's session token that can leak the "secure" flag. A remote attacker can eavesdrop on the network to intercept the user's session token if unencrypted HTTP requests are made to the same domain.


Remediation

Update to versions 1.0.0.

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