Session fixation in Hazelcast

1) Session Fixation

EUVDB-ID: #VU71593

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36437

CWE-ID: CWE-384 - Session Fixation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a connection caching issue. A unauthenticated attacker can access and manipulate data in the cluster with the identity of another already authenticated connection.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Hazelcast Jet: 0.1 - 4.5.3

Hazelcast: before 3.12.13, 4.1.10, 4.2.6, 5.0.4, 5.1.3, 3.12.13, 3.12.13, 3.12.13, 3.12.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast_jet:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast_jet:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast_jet:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/hazelcast/hazelcast/security/advisories/GHSA-c5hg-mr8r-f6jp

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.