GHSA-j3q4-gmj4-mj95 CVE-2022-3269 PYSEC-2022-290
rdiffweb vulnerable to account access via session fixation
- Severity
- 0.0 / 10
- Critical · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.92%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 60.17% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-384 Session Fixation
- Fix
2.4.7- Upgrade rdiffweb to this version or later
Description
rdiffweb prior to 2.4.7 fails to invalidate session cookies on logout, leading to session fixation and allowing an attacker to access a users account. After logging in and logging out, the application continues to use the preauthentication cookies. The cookies remain the same after closing the browser and after password reset. The same cookies are reassigned for additional user logins which can lead to session fixation. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the account of users who are using the same browser as long as a single session cookie persists on that browser once the attacker obtains a session cookie through another attack. This issue is patched in version 2.4.7. There are no known workarounds.
Affected versions
PyPI
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
rdiffweb PyPI → 2.4.7
- pip
pip install --upgrade "rdiffweb>=2.4.7"- poetry
poetry add "rdiffweb>=2.4.7"- uv
uv add "rdiffweb>=2.4.7"
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 0.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- High
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- High
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- High
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
CVSS 3.1 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
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.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Invalidate any existing session identifiers prior to authorizing a new user session.
- Architecture and Design: For platforms such as ASP that do not generate new values for sessionid cookies, utilize a secondary cookie. In this approach, set a secondary cookie on the user's browser to a random value and set a session variable to the same value. If the session variable and the cookie value ever don't match, invalidate the session, and force the user to log on again.
- Operation: Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth [REF-1481].
References
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Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
Related advisories
| Advisory | Severity | Why it's related |
|---|---|---|
| GHSA-v4gp-hf5j-4566 IKUS Rdiffweb allows an attacker with any valid or stolen access token to act as other users | High | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x Rdiffweb Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability | High | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-wwrg-2w5j-grvx RDiffWeb vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling | Medium | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-wf33-6x33-wcf9 rdiffweb vulnerable to Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness | High | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-m8r9-qxx8-mrxp rdiffweb Improper Access Control vulnerability | Critical | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-h5wp-jrqc-cwwx rdiffweb vulnerable to Open Redirect | High | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-83pm-7v48-5jp4 rdiffweb vulnerable to Special Element Injection | Medium | Also affects rdiffweb |
| GHSA-7q4r-x5qg-mmcp rdiffweb has no rate limit on resend email feature | Medium | Also affects rdiffweb |
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