CWE-384 - Session Fixation
- Abstraction:Compound
- Structure:Composite
- Status:Incomplete
- Release Date:2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:2024-07-16
Weakness Name
Session Fixation
Description
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.
Such a scenario is commonly observed when: In the generic exploit of session fixation vulnerabilities, an attacker creates a new session on a web application and records the associated session identifier. The attacker then causes the victim to associate, and possibly authenticate, against the server using that session identifier, giving the attacker access to the user's account through the active session.
Common Consequences
Scope: Access Control
Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
Related Weaknesses
CWE-346Origin Validation Error
CWE-441Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
CWE-472External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter
CWE-610Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere
Related Alerts
Session FixationHigh