CVE-2014-2875

Description

The session.lua library in CGILua 5.2 alpha 1 and 5.2 alpha 2 uses weak session IDs generated based on OS time, which allows remote attackers to hijack arbitrary sessions via a brute force attack. NOTE: CVE-2014-10399 and CVE-2014-10400 were SPLIT from this ID.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.57%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory syhunt.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/318 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531981/100/0/threaded vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.syhunt.com/en/index.php?n=Advisories.Cgilua-weaksessionid third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2875?
CVE-2014-2875 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2875?
To fix CVE-2014-2875, 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-2014-2875 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2875 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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