CVE-2016-4309 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Symphony CMS 2.6.7, when session.use_only_cookies is disabled, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the PHPSESSID parameter.

Published: 2016-06-30

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 9.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getsymphony:symphony:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09421.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137551/Symphony-CMS-2.6.7-Session-Fixation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538714/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91299
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/commit/b329a14adc40868965076a77210452e396243dcd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39983/

History

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Subscriptions

Getsymphony Symphony

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-06-30T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.089Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4309

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-30T17:59:02.813

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:47:19.567

Link: CVE-2016-4309

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
NVD-CWE-Other

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