Session Fixation
CVE-2018-1485
Summary
IBM BigFix Platform 9.2.0 through 9.2.14 and 9.5 through 9.5.9 does not renew a session variable after a successful authentication which could lead to session fixation/hijacking vulnerability. This could force a user to utilize a cookie that may be known to an attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 140970.
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- NONE
CWE-384 - Session Fixation
Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published