CVE-2018-1000519

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 26, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAiohttp Session

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

aio-libs aiohttp-session contains a Session Fixation vulnerability in load_session function for RedisStorage (see: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp-session/blob/master/aiohttp_session/redis_storage.py#L42) 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).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.4.0
Affected range stops below 2.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-384

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