Insufficient Session Expiration

2023-11-0103:57:18

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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insufficient session expiration

vulnerable

permission change

authenticated attacker

old session id

user account

unauthorized actions

software

CVSS3

9.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

6.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

37.4%

JSON

thorsten/phpmyfaq is vulnerable to Insufficient Session Expiration. The vulnerability occur when a users permission changes allowing an authenticated attacker to reuse an old session ID to access a user’s account, even after the user has logged out which allows the attacker to perform unauthorised actions.