VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-42446

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-09-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Pow is a authentication and user management solution for Phoenix and Plug-based apps. Starting in version 1.0.14 and prior to version 1.0.34, use of `Pow.Store.Backend.MnesiaCache` is susceptible to session hijacking as expired keys are not being invalidated correctly on startup. A session may expire when all `Pow.Store.Backend.MnesiaCache` instances have been shut down for a period that is longer than a session's remaining TTL. Version 1.0.34 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, expired keys, including all expired sessions, can be manually invalidated.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-298
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-672

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