#VU54577 Insufficient Session Expiration in Joomla! - CVE-2021-26037
Published: July 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54577
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26037
CWE-ID: CWE-613
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Software vendor:
Joomla!
Joomla!
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue when changing user's password or blocking the user accont. A remote non-authenticated attacker can obtain or guess session token and gain unauthorized access to session that belongs to another user.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.