CVE-2014-2875 Weak cryptography in n/a
Weak session ID generation in CGILua allows remote attackers to hijack arbitrary sessions via brute force attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2875?
CVE-2014-2875 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keplerproject Cgilua.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2875, GHSA-c8vc-vjpf-2fph.