medium6.5
CVE-2020-5205
Session fixation
Impact
### Impact The use of `Plug.Session` in `Pow.Plug.Session` is susceptible to session fixation attacks if a persistent session store is used for `Plug.Session`, such as Redis or a database. Cookie store, which is used in most Phoenix apps, doesn't have this vulnerability. ### Workarounds Call `Plug.Conn.configure_session(conn, renew: true)` periodically and after privilege change. A custom authorization plug can be written where the `create/3` method should return the `conn` only after `Plug.Conn.configure_session/2` have been called on it. ### References https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/commit/578ffd3d8bb8e8a26077b644222186b108da474f https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Session_fixation
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| erlang | pow | < 1.0.16 | 1.0.16 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Powauth | Pow | before 1.0.16 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v1016-2020-01-07
- https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/commit/578ffd3d8bb8e8a26077b644222186b108da474f
- https://github.com/danschultzer/pow/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wf-c3j6-wpvw
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2wf-c3j6-wpvw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5205