CVE-2016-2564 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can hijack user sessions by predicting session cookies generated with insufficient entropy in IPS Community Suite.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2564?
CVE-2016-2564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Invision Power Services (IPS) Community Suite before 4.1.9 makes session hijack easier by relying on the PHP uniqid function without the more_entropy flag. Attackers can guess an Invision Power Board session cookie if they can predict the exact time of cookie generation.
Weakness: CWE-331
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2564?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Invisioncommunity Invision Power Board.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6pf-cx8p-259q.