Mailcow Session Identifier session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mailcow and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Session Identifier Handler. The manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-56529. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mailcow (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Session Identifier 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:

Mailcow through 2024-11b has a session fixation vulnerability in the web panel. It allows remote attackers to set a session identifier when HSTS is disabled on a victim's browser. After a user logs in, they are authenticated and the session identifier is valid. Then, a remote attacker can access the victim's web panel with the same session identifier.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56529 since 12/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-53178). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Timelineinfo

12/27/2024 🔍
01/29/2025 +33 days 🔍
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06/23/2025 +144 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-23c8-4wwr-g3c6
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-56529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-56529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293975
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2025 07:41
Updated: 06/23/2025 01:57
Changes: 01/29/2025 07:41 (2), 01/29/2025 07:42 (17), 01/29/2025 07:45 (33), 02/07/2025 09:39 (3), 03/14/2025 23:34 (1), 06/23/2025 01:57 (1)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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