CVE-2017-6807 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can hijack sessions across sites on the same server by transferring cookies, allowing unauthorized access to other applications.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6807?
CVE-2017-6807 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Mar 2017. 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
mod_auth_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a server can copy their session cookie to a different web site on the same server to get access to that site.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6807?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uninett Mod Auth Mellon.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6807?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-6807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6807, GHSA-25ph-rcq4-c44c, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6807.