VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16495

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In VOS user session identifier (authentication token) is issued to the browser prior to authentication but is not changed after the user successfully logs into the application. Failing to issue a new session ID following a successful login introduces the possibility for an attacker to set up a trap session on the device the victim is likely to login with.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-384: Session Fixation

Primary references