CWE-1462
Weakness Allowed-with-ReviewImproper Session Management
Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete
The product does not properly manage user-related sessions such as setting appropriate configurations and settings for sessions on creation and handling sessions throughout their lifetime.
Mapping guidance
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Notes
Maintenance · CWE 5.0 · 2026-10-28
This entry was created in CWE 5.0 to address known gaps in CWE coverage. It is not as complete as other new entries that were published in recent years. The CWE Team plans to work with the CWE community to make this entry more complete in later 5.x releases.
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Mitigation
Very carefully manage user authenticated sessions. Ensure that appropriate timeouts, invalidation procedures, and protections are established.
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