CVE-2016-4309

Session fixation vulnerability in Symphony CMS 2.6.7, when session.use_only_cookies is disabled, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via the PHPSESSID parameter.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.6 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 4.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt	Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137551/Symphony-CMS-2.6.7-Session-Fixation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538714/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91299	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/commit/b329a14adc40868965076a77210452e396243dcd	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39983/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SYMPHONY-CMS-SESSION-FIXATION.txt	Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137551/Symphony-CMS-2.6.7-Session-Fixation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538714/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91299	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/symphonycms/symphony-2/commit/b329a14adc40868965076a77210452e396243dcd	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39983/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:getsymphony:symphony:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2016-06-30 17:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-4309

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4309

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4309

JSON object : View

Products Affected

getsymphony

symphony

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

NVD-CWE-Other

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