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CVE-2018-1000519

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 1.18%

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CVE-2018-1000519 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. aio-libs aiohttp-session contains a Session Fixation vulnerability in load_session function for RedisStorage (see: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/blob/master/aiohttp_session/redis_storage.py#L42) that can result in Session Hijacking. This attack appear to be exploitable via Any method that allows setting session cookies (?session=<>, or meta tags or script tags with Set-Cookie).. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

aio-libs aiohttp-session contains a Session Fixation vulnerability in load_session function for RedisStorage (see: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/blob/master/aiohttp_session/redis_storage.py#L42) that can result in Session Hijacking. This attack appear to be exploitable via Any method that allows setting session cookies (?session=<>, or meta tags or script tags with Set-Cookie).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
1.18%

63.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Aio-LibsAiohttp Session< 2.4.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000519?
aio-libs aiohttp-session contains a Session Fixation vulnerability in load_session function for RedisStorage (see: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/blob/master/aiohttp_session/redis_storage.py#L42) that can result in Session Hijacking. This attack appear to be exploitable via Any method that allows setting session cookies (?session=<>, or meta tags or script tags with Set-Cookie).
How severe is CVE-2018-1000519?
CVE-2018-1000519 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.18% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000519?
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Source: NVD / NIST