# CVE-2017-1000046: Sensitive Cookie Without HttpOnly and Secure Flag

> Mautic fails to set secure flags on session cookies, potentially allowing session hijacking via network sniffing or XSS.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8255-qf34-44mp

## What is CVE-2017-1000046?

CVE-2017-1000046 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mautic 2.6.1 and earlier fails to set flags on session cookies

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000046?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including mautic/core. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mautic/core` | Packagist | All versions | 2.1.1 |
| `mautic/core` | Packagist | All versions | 2.1.1 |

Products: Mautic Mautic.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1000046?

Upgrade mautic/core to 2.1.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2017-1000046 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-8092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8092/): CSV Injection vulnerability with exported contact lists in Mautic (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35129/): Mautic stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2018-10189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10189/): Mautic Sessions could be hijacked due to tracking contacts by an auto-incremented ID (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-8071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8071/): XSS vulnerability in theme config file in Mautic (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-1000506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000506/): Mautic Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1000046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1000046 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000046 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mautic/core (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.1
- mautic/core (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.1.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1000046

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000046/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.