aio-libs aiohttp-session Session session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in aio-libs aiohttp-session. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Session Handler. Such manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1000519. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in aio-libs aiohttp-session (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session fixiation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-384. Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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).

The bug was discovered 04/30/2018. The weakness was released 06/26/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1000519 since 06/22/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 57 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

aio-libs

Name

aiohttp-session

Website

Product: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/30/2018 🔍
06/22/2018 +53 days 🔍
06/26/2018 +3 days 🔍
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06/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +2571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 272
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-1000519 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000519
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119936

Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2018 08:45
Updated: 07/12/2025 01:41
Changes: 06/27/2018 08:45 (56), 02/22/2020 11:00 (1), 03/28/2023 20:38 (3), 07/12/2025 01:41 (15)
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