CVE-2019-12203 Session fixation in change password form

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack user sessions via the change password form in SilverStripe, leading to account takeover.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-12203?

CVE-2019-12203 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Silverstripe Silverstripe, published on 25 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

SilverStripe through 4.3.3 allows session fixation in the "change password" form.

Weakness: CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12203?

8 open source packages ship an affected version, including silverstripe/framework. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 3.6.03.6.8
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 3.6.03.6.8
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 3.7.03.7.4
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 3.7.03.7.4
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 4.0.04.3.5
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 4.0.04.3.5
2 more packages
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 4.4.04.4.4
silverstripe/framework PackagistFrom 4.4.04.4.4

Products include Silverstripe Silverstripe.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12203?

Upgrade silverstripe/framework to a fixed version for your release line: 3.6.8, 3.7.4, 4.3.5 or 4.4.4.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-12203 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12203 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Silverstripe Silverstripe vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w7r7-r8r9-vrg2.

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