CVE-2021-22948 (GCVE-0-2021-22948)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-23 12:44 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Vulnerability in the generation of session IDs in revive-adserver < 5.3.0, based on the cryptographically insecure uniqid() PHP function. Under some circumstances, an attacker could theoretically be able to brute force session IDs in order to take over a specific account.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected (CWE-79)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/1187820 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-s… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver |
Affected:
Fixed version v5.3.0
|
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