CVE-2024-25977 Session Fixation
Attackers can hijack user accounts by fixing session tokens before login due to lack of token regeneration in the HAWKI web application.
- 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-2024-25977?
CVE-2024-25977 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Interaction Design Team at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hildesheim/Germany HAWKI, published on 29 May 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The application does not change the session token when using the login or logout functionality. An attacker can set a session token in the victim's browser (e.g. via XSS) and prompt the victim to log in (e.g. via a redirect to the login page). This results in the victim's account being taken over.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-25977?
How do I fix CVE-2024-25977?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-25977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-25977 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-25977 in the wild and no public exploit code.