CVE-2008-5964

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Social ImpressCMS before 1.1.1 RC1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory impresscms.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32985 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=893767
http://osvdb.org/50413 vdb entry
http://wiki.impresscms.org/index.php?title=Change_Log#2008-12-2_:_1.1.1_RC vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46989 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32495 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498885/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498734/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5964?
CVE-2008-5964 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5964?
To fix CVE-2008-5964, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5964 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5964 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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