CVE-2019-3783 Cloud Foundry Stratos Deploys With Public Default Session Store Secret

High 8.7 Published Updated

Attackers can hijack user sessions by exploiting a publicly known default secret, allowing them to act on behalf of authenticated users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-3783?

CVE-2019-3783 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Stratos, published on 7 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cloud Foundry Stratos, versions prior to 2.3.0, deploys with a public default session store secret. A malicious user with default session store secret can brute force another user's current Stratos session, and act on behalf of that user.

Weakness: CWE-1188, CWE-384

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3783?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cloudfoundry Stratos.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3783?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3783 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-3783 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3783 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gqg8-8x59-r3xm.

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