CVE-2017-5831 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack web sessions via session fixation in the forgot password mechanism, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5831?
CVE-2017-5831 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver, published on 3 Mar 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Session fixation vulnerability in the forgot password mechanism in Revive Adserver before 4.0.1, when setting a new password, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the session ID.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5831 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-2017-5831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Revive-Adserver Revive Adserver
- CVE-2016-9124 Security feature bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2016-9125 Auth bypass in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
- CVE-2017-5830 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2016-9470 Other in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.5 and 4.0.0
- CVE-2026-50741 Code injection in Adserver
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7j56-6xxh-fcp2.