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Improper Access Control

CVE-2015-3155

Medium
5/10

Summary

Foreman before 1.8.1 does not set the secure flag for the _session_id cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published