#VU8434 Session hijacking in Pivotal Spring Framework - CVE-2015-0201

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8434

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0201

CWE-ID: CWE-254

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pivotal Spring Framework
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Pivotal

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform session fixation attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficiently secure session id generation in the Java SockJS client. A remote attacker can hijack an existing user's session and send messages to other sessions via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Update to version 4.1.5.

Vulnerable software versions

Pivotal Spring Framework: 4.1 - 4.1.4, 4.2, 4.4

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External links
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2015-0201

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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.