CVE-2022-28106 in Online Sports Complex Booking System
Summary
by MITRE • 05/20/2022
Online Sports Complex Booking System v1.0 was discovered to allow attackers to take over user accounts via a crafted POST request.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/27/2022
The Online Sports Complex Booking System v1.0 contains a critical authentication bypass vulnerability that enables attackers to hijack user sessions through manipulated POST requests. This vulnerability stems from inadequate session management and insufficient input validation mechanisms within the application's authentication flow. The flaw allows unauthorized parties to craft malicious requests that can manipulate session tokens or authentication parameters, effectively granting them access to legitimate user accounts without proper credentials. The vulnerability exists in the system's handling of user authentication data during the booking process, where session identifiers are not properly validated or secured against manipulation.
This security weakness represents a significant risk to user privacy and system integrity, as it enables session hijacking and account takeover attacks. The vulnerability can be exploited through various attack vectors including man-in-the-middle scenarios, cross-site scripting exploits, or direct request manipulation. Attackers can leverage this flaw to access sensitive user information, modify booking records, and potentially escalate privileges within the system. The impact extends beyond individual user accounts to encompass the entire booking ecosystem, potentially compromising reservation data, payment information, and personal details of all system users.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability aligns with common web application security flaws categorized under CWE-306, which addresses missing authentication mechanisms, and CWE-312, which covers exposure of sensitive information through improper session handling. The attack pattern corresponds to techniques documented in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under T1566 for credential access and T1071 for application layer protocols. The system's failure to implement proper session token validation, lack of secure session regeneration, and insufficient protection against parameter tampering creates an exploitable condition that violates fundamental security principles.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including robust session token validation, secure session regeneration after authentication, and comprehensive input sanitization for all user-supplied data. The system requires proper implementation of secure session management protocols including random session identifier generation, secure storage of session data, and automatic session timeout mechanisms. Additionally, input validation should be strengthened to prevent parameter manipulation, and all authentication endpoints should be protected with proper access controls and rate limiting. Network-level protections such as web application firewalls and intrusion detection systems should be deployed to monitor for suspicious request patterns and prevent exploitation attempts. Regular security testing including penetration testing and vulnerability scanning should be conducted to identify and remediate similar weaknesses in the application's authentication architecture.