CVE-2022-25896
Session Management vulnerability in passport (npm)
What is CVE-2022-25896 About?
This vulnerability affects the 'passport' package, where sessions are regenerated instead of properly closed during user login or logout. This flaw could lead to session fixation or bypass issues, making it moderately easy to exploit for an attacker who can observe or manipulate session data.
Affected Software
Technical Details
The vulnerability lies within the session management mechanism of the 'passport' package prior to version 0.6.0. When a user performs a login or logout action, the system inappropriately regenerates the session identifier rather than invalidating or destroying the existing session. This oversight allows a previously established session identifier to remain valid or to be associated with a new session, potentially enabling session fixation or allowing an attacker to reuse a session ID after a logout, leading to unauthorized access or state confusion. Attackers could exploit this by presenting a known session ID that is then 'regenerated' and bound to their authenticated state.
What is the Impact of CVE-2022-25896?
Successful exploitation may allow attackers to hijack or fixate user sessions, leading to unauthorized access to user accounts or sensitive information, and potentially enabling further malicious activities.
What is the Exploitability of CVE-2022-25896?
Exploitation of this vulnerability would typically require an attacker to have the ability to observe or manipulate session identifiers, possibly through network sniffing, cross-site scripting (XSS), or other client-side injection attacks. No specific authentication or privilege is required for the initial session manipulation, but authenticated sessions are the target. This is a remote exploitation scenario, focusing on manipulating web application session states. The ease of exploitation is moderate, depending on the application's overall security posture and the attacker's ability to intercept or predict session IDs.
What are the Known Public Exploits?
| PoC Author | Link | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| No known exploits | ||
What are the Available Fixes for CVE-2022-25896?
Available Upgrade Options
- passport
- <0.6.0 → Upgrade to 0.6.0
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Book a demoAdditional Resources
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PASSPORT-2840631
- https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/commit/7e9b9cf4d7be02428e963fc729496a45baeea608
- https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport
- https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/pull/900
- https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/commit/7e9b9cf4d7be02428e963fc729496a45baeea608
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-PASSPORT-2840631
- https://github.com/jaredhanson/passport/pull/900
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v923-w3x8-wh69
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25896
What are Similar Vulnerabilities to CVE-2022-25896?
Similar Vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-5421 , CVE-2009-4029 , CVE-2011-4107 , CVE-2014-8714 , CVE-2018-1000632
