Session Fixation Affecting @fastify/passport package, versions <1.1.0 >=2.0.0 <2.3.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-FASTIFYPASSPORT-5457848
  • published 23 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 23 Apr 2023
  • credit pedromigueladao, lavish

How to fix?

Upgrade @fastify/passport to version 1.1.0, 2.3.0 or higher.

Overview

@fastify/passport is a Simple, unobtrusive authentication for Fastify.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Session Fixation. fastify applications rely on the @fastify/passport library for user authentication. The login and user validation are performed by the authenticate function. When executing this function, the sessionId is preserved between the pre-login and the authenticated session. Network and same-site attackers can hijack the victim's session by tossing a valid sessionId cookie in the victim's browser and wait for the victim to log in on the website.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

8.1 high