CVE-2009-4354 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack web sessions in TransWARE Active! mail due to insecure session cookie handling, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4354?

CVE-2009-4354 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

TransWARE Active! mail 2003 build 2003.0139.0871 and earlier does not properly secure the session ID in a session cookie, which allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions, probably related to the "secure" flag for cookies in SSL sessions.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4354?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Transware Active\! Mail.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4354?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2009-4354 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4354 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fpx-cqw2-436p.

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