CVE-2018-1000519: Session Fixation

September 13, 2018 (updated September 10, 2021)

aio-libs aiohttp-session contains a Session Fixation vulnerability in load_session function for RedisStorage that can result in Session Hijacking. This attack appear to be exploitable via Any method that allows setting session cookies (?session=<>, or meta tags or script tags with Set-Cookie).

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fpwp-69xv-c67f
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/blob/master/aiohttp_session/redis_storage.py
github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/issues/272
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000519

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