HP Systems Insight Manager JSESSIONID session hijacking
| hp-sim-jsessionid-session-hijacking (34303) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
HP Systems Insight Manager could allow a remote attacker to hijack an administrator's session, caused by the improper handling of session data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specially-crafted Web page containing a malicious JSESSIONID cookie value to hijack an administrator's session and gain complete administrative control, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page and login to the affected application.
Platforms Affected:
- Compaq, Insight Manager 4.2
- HP, Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP4
- HP, Systems Insight Manager 5.0 SP5
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server
Remedy:
Refer to HPSBMA02213 SSRT061214 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- ACROS Security Problem Report #2007-05-14-1, ASPR #2007-05-14-1: Session Fixation Vulnerability in HP SIM 5.0 at http://www.acrossecurity.com/aspr/ASPR-2007-05-14-1-PUB.txt.
- HPSBMA02213 SSRT061214 , HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) for Windows, Remote Privileged Access and Arbitrary Code Execution at http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01049713.
- BID-23988: HP Systems Insight Manager JSessionID Session Fixation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2719: Session fixation vulnerability in HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) 4.2 and 5.0 SP4 and SP5 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the JSESSIONID cookie.
- SA25275: HP Systems Insight Manager Session Fixation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018062: HP Systems Insight Manager Session Fixation Flaw Lets Remote Users Obtain Administrative Access
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1823: HP Systems Insight Manager JSESSIONID Cookie Session Fixation Vulnerability
Reported:
May 14, 2007
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