CVE-2009-4151
What it is
Session fixation vulnerability in html/Elements/SetupSessionCookie in Best Practical Solutions RT 3.0.0 through 3.6.9 and 3.8.x through 3.8.5 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the session identifier via a manipulation that leverages "HTTP access to the RT server," a related issue to CVE-2009-3585.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.1
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.2
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.3
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.4
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.5
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.6
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.7
- Bestpractical Rt 3.0.7.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2009-4151.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2009-4151. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
- http://blog.bestpractical.com/2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000176.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000177.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37546
References
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
- http://blog.bestpractical.com/2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000176.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000177.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37728
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37162
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54472
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00761.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00794.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00832.html
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.0-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.1-3.0.6-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.0.7-3.6.1-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.2-3.6.3-session_fixation.v3.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.6.4-3.6.9-session_fixation.v2.patch
- http://bestpractical.typepad.com/files/rt-3.8-session_fixation.patch
- http://blog.bestpractical.com/2009/11/session-fixation-vulnerability.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000176.html
- http://lists.bestpractical.com/pipermail/rt-announce/2009-November/000177.html