VDB-97529 · CVE-2017-5831 · BID 95875

Revive Adserver up to 4.0.0 Forgot Password session fixiation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Revive Adserver up to 4.0.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Forgot Password. The manipulation leads to session fixiation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5831. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Revive Adserver up to 4.0.0 (Advertising Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Forgot Password. 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:

Session fixation vulnerability in the forgot password mechanism in Revive Adserver before 4.0.1, when setting a new password, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session ID.

The bug was discovered 02/02/2017. The weakness was shared 03/03/2017 by pavanw3b (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5831 since 02/01/2017. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 4.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95875†). The entries VDB-97528, VDB-97530 and VDB-97531 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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OpenVAS ID: 103235
OpenVAS Name: Revive Adserver Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Adserver 4.0.1

Timelineinfo

01/26/2017 🔍
02/01/2017 +6 days 🔍
02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/03/2017 +29 days 🔍
03/03/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2020 +1279 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: pavanw3b
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97529
SecurityFocus: 95875 - Revive Adserver REVIVE-SA-2017-001 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5831 - Revive Adserver - Session Fixation Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2017 14:00
Updated: 09/03/2020 21:49
Changes: 03/04/2017 14:00 (68), 09/03/2020 21:49 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:88B:103

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

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