# CVE-2018-14387: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can hijack user accounts via session fixation by forcing victims to use a pre-set session identifier before authentication.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69c2-x5xc-7pw3

## What is CVE-2018-14387?

CVE-2018-14387 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2018. 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

An issue was discovered in WonderCMS before 2.5.2. An attacker can create a new session on a web application and record the associated session identifier. The attacker then causes the victim to authenticate against the server using the same session identifier. The attacker can access the user's account through the active session. The Session Fixation attack fixes a session on the victim's browser, so the attack starts before the user logs in.

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14387?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wondercms Wondercms.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14387?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14387 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-35313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35313/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35314/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8704/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8705/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32340/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14387 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14387 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2018-14387/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14387/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14387
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14387
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14387

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14387/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.