Allaire JRun appends the jsessionid to a URL if cookies are turned on
| allaire-jrun-jsessionid-appended (7679) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A vulnerability in JRun could cause the jsessionid to be appended to the URL requested when a user visits a JRun Web application and the user has cookies turned on. This vulnerability could allow a malicious Web site operator to obtain session IDs through HTTP referrer tags and hijack other user's sessions.
Platforms Affected:
- Macromedia, JRun 3.0
- Macromedia, JRun 3.1
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB01-18. See References.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- Macromedia Product Security Bulletin MPSB01-18, Patch Available for Unnecessary Appending of jsessionid in URL (URL Rewriting) at http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=22291.
- BID-3665: Allaire JRun Unnecessary JSessionID Appending In URL Vulnerability
- CVE-2001-1545: Macromedia JRun 3.0 and 3.1 appends the jsessionid to URL requests (a.k.a. rewriting) when client browsers have cookies enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain session IDs and hijack sessions via HTTP referrer fields or sniffing.
Reported:
Dec 06, 2001
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