Adobe ColdFusion CFID and CFTOKEN session hijacking
| coldfusion-cfid-cftoken-session-hijacking (38446) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Adobe ColdFusion is vulnerable to session hijacking, caused by an implementation error when ColdFusion applications use CFID or CFTOKEN authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified attack vectors to hijack a valid user's session.
Platforms Affected:
- Adobe, ColdFusion 8.0
- IBM, AIX 5.2
- IBM, AIX 5.3
- Macromedia, ColdFusion 7.0
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP3 Professional
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP3 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Web
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Enterprise
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft, Windows XP Home
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 ES
- Sun, Solaris 10
- Sun, Solaris 9
- SuSE, Linux Enterprise Server 9
Remedy:
Refer to APSB07-19 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- APSB07-19, Update available for ColdFusion MX 7 and ColdFusion 8 potential session hijacking issue at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-19.html.
- BID-26429: Adobe ColdFusion CFID CFTOKEN Session Hijacking Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5905: Adobe ColdFusion 8 and MX 7 allows remote attackers to hijack sessions via unspecified vectors that trigger establishment of a session to a ColdFusion application in which the (1) CFID or (2) CFTOKEN cookies have empty values, possibly due to a session fixation vulnerability.
- SA27644: Adobe ColdFusion Session Hijacking Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018944: Adobe ColdFusion CFID/CFTOKEN Bug May Let Remote Users Hijack Sessions
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3859: Adobe ColdFusion CFID and CFTOKEN Session Hijacking Vulnerability
Reported:
Nov 13, 2007
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