IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Session session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Session Handler. The manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-4304. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty (Application Server Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects 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. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper session validation. IBM X-Force ID: 160950.

The weakness was presented 09/30/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-4304 since 01/03/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/29/2023).

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

See VDB-142764 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session fixiation
CWE: CWE-384
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2019 🔍
09/30/2019 +270 days 🔍
10/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/29/2023 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-4304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-4304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-142763
X-Force: 160950

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/01/2019 12:50
Updated: 12/29/2023 09:46
Changes: 10/01/2019 12:50 (38), 09/17/2020 12:48 (18), 12/29/2023 09:42 (3), 12/29/2023 09:46 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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