VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-2875
The session.lua library in CGILua 5.2 alpha 1 and 5.2 alpha 2 uses weak session IDs generated based on OS time, which allows remote attackers to hijack arbitrary sessions via a brute force attack.
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.63%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.63%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The session.lua library in CGILua 5.2 alpha 1 and 5.2 alpha 2 uses weak session IDs generated based on OS time, which allows remote attackers to hijack arbitrary sessions via a brute force attack. NOTE: CVE-2014-10399 and CVE-2014-10400 were SPLIT from this ID.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Affected
- keplerproject/cgilua
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/318Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531981/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.syhunt.com/en/index.php?n=Advisories.Cgilua-weaksessionidThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Apr/318Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/531981/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.syhunt.com/en/index.php?n=Advisories.Cgilua-weaksessionidThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.