#VU12745 Session fixation attack in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2018-1148 

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#VU12745 Session fixation attack in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2018-1148

Published: May 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12745
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1148
CWE-ID: CWE-384
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Tenable Nessus
Software vendor:
Tenable Network Security

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform session fixation attacks on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient session management. A remote attacker can maintain system access after a password change due to session fixation.


Remediation

Update to version 7.1.0.

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