Symphony CMS 2.6.7 PHPSESSID race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Symphony CMS 2.6.7. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-4309. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symphony CMS 2.6.7 (Content Management System). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session fixation vulnerability in Symphony CMS 2.6.7, when session.use_only_cookies is disabled, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the PHPSESSID parameter.

The weakness was published 06/30/2016 by John Page (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4309 since 04/27/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11653 (Symphony CMS Session Fixation Vulnerability).

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 databases at Exploit-DB (39983) and SecurityFocus (BID 91299†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 840048
OpenVAS Name: Symphony CMS Session Fixation Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/27/2016 🔍
06/20/2016 +54 days 🔍
06/30/2016 +10 days 🔍
06/30/2016 +0 days 🔍
07/04/2016 +4 days 🔍
10/02/2024 +3012 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 137551
Researcher: John Page
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-4309 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4309
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88545
SecurityFocus: 91299 - Symphony CMS PHPSESSID Session Fixation Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2016 10:06
Updated: 10/02/2024 03:52
Changes: 07/04/2016 10:06 (54), 02/15/2019 15:23 (17), 08/26/2022 10:24 (5), 10/02/2024 03:52 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:C6B:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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