CVE-2016-4309

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 21.88% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory altervista.org Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39983/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91299 third party advisory vdb entry
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt third party advisory
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/commit/b329a14adc40868965076a77210452e396243dcd third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538714/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137551/Symphony-CMS-2.6.7-Session-Fixation.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4309?
CVE-2016-4309 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4309?
To fix CVE-2016-4309, 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-2016-4309 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4309 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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