CVE-2021-41246 (GCVE-0-2021-41246)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-09 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Session fixation in express-openid-connect
Summary
Express OpenID Connect is express JS middleware implementing sign on for Express web apps using OpenID Connect. Versions before and including `2.5.1` do not regenerate the session id and session cookie when user logs in. This behavior opens up the application to various session fixation vulnerabilities. Versions `2.5.2` contains a patch for this issue.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-384 - Session Fixation
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/s… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/auth0/express-openid-connect/r… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| auth0 | express-openid-connect |
Affected:
>= 2.3.0, < 2.5.2
|
guessed |
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