WonderCMS up to 2.5.2 Session session fixiation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WonderCMS up to 2.5.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component Session Handler. The manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-14387. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in WonderCMS up to 2.5.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality 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. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in WonderCMS before 2.5.2. An attacker can create a new session on a web application and record the associated session identifier. The attacker then causes the victim to authenticate against the server using the same session identifier. The attacker can access the user's account through the active session. The Session Fixation attack fixes a session on the victim's browser, so the attack starts before the user logs in.

The bug was discovered 07/18/2018. The weakness was published 07/18/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-14387 since 07/18/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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• WonderCMS

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• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2

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