23867 : CGI::Session Driver::db_file cgisess.db Remote Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-03-12	2006-03-12

Description

CGI::Session contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when Driver::db_file writes to the cgisess.db file with insecure permissions, which will disclose session information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Julien Danjou has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Mark Stosberg

CGI::Session

4.03-1

References

Bugtraq ID: 17099
Secunia Advisory ID: 19211
CVE ID: 2006-1280 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 23865 23866
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-0946
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://bugs.debian.org/356555
Vendor URL: http://search.cpan.org/~markstos/CGI-Session-4.07/

Credit

Joey Hess - joeyhdebian.org - debian-installer team

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-03-20 | Disagree?

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