# CVE-2021-25992: ifme - Insufficient Session Expiration

> Attackers can reuse admin cookies after logout to gain unauthorized access due to insufficient session expiration in ifme.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmp3-76fc-6jhm

## What is CVE-2021-25992?

CVE-2021-25992 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ifmeorg ifme, published on 10 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Ifme, versions 1.0.0 to v.7.33.2 don’t properly invalidate a user’s session even after the user initiated logout. It makes it possible for an attacker to reuse the admin cookies either via local/network access or by other hypothetical attacks.

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25992?

It affects 1 product.


Products: If-Me Ifme.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25992?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25992 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25992 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ifmeorg ifme

- [CVE-2021-25991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25991/): ifme - Improper Access Control leads to admin deactivation (medium 5.7)
- [CVE-2021-25988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25988/): ifme - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Notifications section (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-25989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25989/): ifme - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Groups section (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-25990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25990/): ifme - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Contacts section (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25992 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25992 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in ifmeorg ifme, published on 10 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25992 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ifmeorg ifme. 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-2021-25992/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25992/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25992
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25992
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25992

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25992/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.