Session Fixation in Guardian/CMC before 22.6.2
CVE-2023-24477

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nozomi Networks

Status
Guardian
Cmc
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-24477?

A session management flaw exists in Guardian/CMC by Nozomi Networks, where certain conditions, particularly timing and Chrome web browser usage, may prevent complete invalidation of user sessions upon logout. This flaw allows an authenticated local attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to the original user's session, raising significant security concerns.

Affected Version(s)

CMC 0 < 22.6.2

Guardian 0 < 22.6.2

References

https://security.nozominetworks.com/NN-2023:8-01

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

This issue was confirmed by Nozomi Networks after a bug reported by one of our Customers.
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