Session Fixation Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.18-2ubuntu3.10


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-APACHE2-391664
  • published29 Jan 2019
  • disclosed30 Jan 2019

Introduced: 29 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-17199  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-384  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 apache2 to version 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.37 and prior, mod_session checks the session expiry time before decoding the session. This causes session expiry time to be ignored for mod_session_cookie sessions since the expiry time is loaded when the session is decoded.

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