Mastodon up to 2.6.2 Session Timeout session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mastodon up to 2.6.2. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Session Handler. Performing a manipulation results in session expiration (Timeout). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-21018. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mastodon up to 2.6.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Session Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability (Timeout). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mastodon before 2.6.3 mishandles timeouts of incompletely established sessions.

The weakness was disclosed 09/22/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-21018 since 09/22/2019. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Timeout
Class: Session expiration / Timeout
CWE: CWE-613
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mastodon 2.6.3
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/22/2019 🔍
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09/23/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/27/2023 +1556 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-21018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-21018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142107

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2019 07:24
Updated: 12/27/2023 09:28
Changes: 09/23/2019 07:24 (38), 09/04/2020 06:59 (17), 12/27/2023 09:28 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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