CVE-2016-6545 iTrack Easy does not use session cookies to maintain sessions and POSTs the users password over HTTPS for each request
iTrack Easy fails to use session cookies, sending base64-encoded passwords on every request, allowing session hijacking and preventing proper session termination.
- 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-2016-6545?
CVE-2016-6545 is a critical vulnerability in iTrack Easy, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Session cookies are not used for maintaining valid sessions in iTrack Easy. The user's password is passed as a POST parameter over HTTPS using a base64 encoded passwd field on every request. In this implementation, sessions can only be terminated when the user changes the associated password.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ieasytec Itrackeasy.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6545 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6545 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in iTrack Easy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wxv-6xp4-q7px.