CVE-2007-1952 in onebyone CMS
Summary
by MITRE
Session fixation vulnerability in onelook onebyone CMS allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting a PHPSESSID cookie.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/22/2017
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2007-1952 represents a critical session fixation flaw within the onelook onebyone CMS platform, exposing systems to unauthorized session hijacking attacks. This vulnerability specifically affects the authentication and session management mechanisms of the content management system, creating a pathway for remote attackers to exploit the web application's session handling capabilities. The issue stems from the application's failure to properly regenerate session identifiers upon successful authentication, leaving existing session tokens vulnerable to manipulation by malicious actors who can then assume legitimate user identities.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability occurs through the manipulation of PHPSESSID cookies, which are fundamental components in PHP-based web applications for maintaining user sessions. When a user authenticates to the onelook onebyone CMS, the application fails to generate a new session identifier, instead allowing the attacker to set or influence the session cookie value. This flaw directly violates established security best practices for session management and creates an environment where attackers can predict or reuse session tokens to gain unauthorized access to user accounts. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and requires no special privileges to exploit, making it particularly dangerous as it can be leveraged by anyone with access to the target web application.
From an operational impact perspective, this session fixation vulnerability enables attackers to completely compromise user sessions and potentially gain administrative privileges within the CMS environment. The attack vector allows for persistent unauthorized access to the web application, enabling malicious actors to perform actions such as modifying content, accessing sensitive data, or executing administrative functions. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the CMS system, as attackers can maintain long-term access without detection while potentially causing significant damage to the organization's digital assets. The impact extends beyond individual user accounts to potentially compromise the entire web application infrastructure.
Security professionals should implement immediate mitigations including the enforcement of proper session regeneration upon successful authentication, ensuring that session identifiers are cryptographically secure and randomly generated. The implementation of secure session management practices, such as those outlined in the OWASP Session Management Cheat Sheet, is essential for preventing this class of vulnerability. Organizations should also consider deploying web application firewalls to detect and prevent cookie manipulation attempts, while implementing comprehensive monitoring and logging of session-related activities. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-384, which specifically addresses session fixation issues, and corresponds to techniques described in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under the credential access and persistence domains, highlighting the need for robust session management controls in web application security architectures.