Adobe Macromedia JRun JSESSIONID hijack

jrun-jsessionid-hijack (17481) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Macromedia JRun could allow a remote attacker to hijack another user's session, caused by improper generation and handling of the JSESSIONID. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability hijack another user's session and gain unauthorized access.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB04-08. See References.

References:

  • CIAC Information Bulletin P-013: Macromedia JRun Server Vulnerabilities.
  • Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB04-08 : Cumulative Security Patch available for JRun server.
  • BID-11245: Macromedia JRun Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
  • BID-11413: Macromedia JRun Session ID Cookie HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability
  • BID-11414: Macromedia JRun Management Console Administrative Session Fixation Vulnerability
  • CVE-2004-1478: JRun 4.0 does not properly generate and handle the JSESSIONID, which allows remote attackers to perform a session fixation attack and hijack a user's HTTP session.
  • CVE-2004-2182: Session fixation vulnerability in Macromedia JRun 4.0 allows remote attackers to hijack user sessions by pre-setting the user session ID information used by the session server.
  • SA12638: Macromedia JRun Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • US-CERT VU#584958: Macromedia JRun Server insecurely generates and handles JSESSIONIDs

Platforms Affected:

  • Macromedia JRun 4.0

Reported:

Sep 24, 2004

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